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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
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
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Action Appearance Bold Brave Courage Himself Hope Inspirational Person Reality War
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
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
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
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
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

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