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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
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
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
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Bond Dangerous Hate Man Strong
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return

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