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Woe to the conquered.

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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
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
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
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
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Action Appearance Bold Brave Courage Himself Hope Inspirational Person Reality War
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
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
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
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
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset

Woe to the conquered.

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