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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.

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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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
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
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
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
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.

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