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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.

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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
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
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Difficult Easy Fortune Greatness Leaving Moments
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win

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