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

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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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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Better God Peace Safety Victory
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Beginning Greatness Growth Humble Transformation
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
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Advice Care Listening Man Myself Oneself Problem Thinking
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
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
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
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
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
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
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 one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War

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