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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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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
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
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Best Garden Government Rule Talk
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
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
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
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
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

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