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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
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
Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
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
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness

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