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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
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
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
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
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
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
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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

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