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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
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
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
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
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Angry Hurt Injury Justice
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
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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Fact Finding Hear People Story Trouble Truth
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
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
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth

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