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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
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
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
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
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
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

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