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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal 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
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
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
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
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination

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