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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.

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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
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
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
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 troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
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
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return

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