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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.

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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Blame Greatness Myself Ready Rule Submit
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
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Behavior Best Equality Success Superior Treat
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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Attention Deserve Enjoyment Human Justice People Praise Situation
He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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Enemy Himself Life Reason Secure
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
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Beautiful Cultivate Loss Lover Man Simplicity

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