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Persevere in virtue and diligence.

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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
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
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
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Beginning Greatness Growth Humble Transformation
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
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
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time

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