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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
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
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
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
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
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
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Action Appearance Bold Brave Courage Himself Hope Inspirational Person Reality War
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
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
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
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
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Better God Peace Safety Victory

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