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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.

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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
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
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
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
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
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Advice Care Listening Man Myself Oneself Problem Thinking
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety

In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.

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