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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
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
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
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
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
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

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