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Adversity reminds men of religion.

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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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
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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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
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 are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
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
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
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
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Greatness Man Promise Reward
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner

Adversity reminds men of religion.

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