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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.

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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
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
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
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
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
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
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
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
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Difficult Easy Fortune Greatness Leaving Moments
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
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
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man

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