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Persevere in virtue and diligence.

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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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
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
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
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Better God Peace Safety Victory
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

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