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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.

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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
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
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin

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