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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.

Livy

Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Advice Care Listening Man Myself Oneself Problem Thinking
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
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
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
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
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
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
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
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain

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