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Great contests generally excite great animosities.

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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
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
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
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
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
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
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
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Bond Dangerous Hate Man Strong
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal

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