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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.

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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
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
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
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
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
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
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
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
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
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
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
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity

No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.

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