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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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Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
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
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
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
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
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
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
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
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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

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 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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