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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.

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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
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
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
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
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
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Best Garden Government Rule Talk

There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.

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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.

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