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Prosperity engenders sloth.

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From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
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
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
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
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
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
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Greatness Man Promise Reward
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity

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