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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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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
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset 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
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
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
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
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
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 most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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

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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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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