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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
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
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
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
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Advice Care Listening Man Myself Oneself Problem Thinking
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
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
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

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