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

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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
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
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
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
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Ability Domination Freedom Humble Nature People
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner

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

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