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Adversity makes men remember God.

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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost 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
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
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
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
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
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
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success

Adversity makes men remember God.

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