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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Better God Peace Safety Victory
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

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