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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.

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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
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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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Difficult Easy Fortune Greatness Leaving Moments
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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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
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.

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