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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Greatness Man Promise Reward
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
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
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
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
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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Better God Peace Safety Victory

Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

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