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

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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
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
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
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War

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