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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.

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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
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
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
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
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
Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.

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