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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.

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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity

Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.

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