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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.

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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
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
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
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
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
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
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory

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