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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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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope 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
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win

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