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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
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
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
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
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
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
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
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

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

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