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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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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
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
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire 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
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet

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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