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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.

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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
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
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
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
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction

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