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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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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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 man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Greatness Man Promise Reward
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
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
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
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
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
LIVY

One Liner Perseverance Virtue
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War

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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