There are laws for peace as well as war.
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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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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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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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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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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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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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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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