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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
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Best Garden Government Rule Talk
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
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
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
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 adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
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
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth

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