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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.

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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
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
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Bond Dangerous Hate Man Strong
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition

Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.

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