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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.

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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
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
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 less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
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
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True

We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.

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