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Wit is the flower of the imagination.

Livy

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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
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
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
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
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success

Wit is the flower of the imagination.

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