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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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
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
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
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
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Beginning Greatness Growth Humble Transformation
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait

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