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When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.

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Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.
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Animal Compassion Power
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
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Aggression Order Two War
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
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Gratitude Men Ties
There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
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Another Doors Fortune Window
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.
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Looks Success Wise
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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Apathy Democracy Wisdom
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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Favors Talking Wit
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason

When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.

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