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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

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He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Ability Domination Freedom Humble Nature People
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Beginning Greatness Growth Humble Transformation

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