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

Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue

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