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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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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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
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
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
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
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
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

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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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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