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Great contests generally excite great animosities.

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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
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
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
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
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
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Difficult Easy Fortune Greatness Leaving Moments
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
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
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
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

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

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