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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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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier 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
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
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
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
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
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
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
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
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Bond Dangerous Hate Man Strong

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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