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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.

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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
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Best Garden Government Rule Talk
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past

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