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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 one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
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
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
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
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
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner

Never is work without reward, or reward without work.

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