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Great contests generally excite great animosities.

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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
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
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
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
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
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
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste

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