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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.

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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
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 crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
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
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Ability Domination Freedom Humble Nature People
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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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
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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