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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.

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The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View

Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.

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