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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.

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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory
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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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way

A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.

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