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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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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
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Effort Escape Grace Man Poverty
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
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
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
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Award Best Courage Dangerous Difference Hard Time Prize Temptation
We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Community Each Other Friendship Honesty Name Party Solid Worth
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
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Call Honesty Man Proud Shame
Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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Design Hope Man Misery Success
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity

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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