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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.

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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
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
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
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
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind

It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.

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