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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.

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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
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 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
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
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
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
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Better God Peace Safety Victory
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 result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity

Envy, like flames, soars upwards.

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