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Wit is the flower of the imagination.

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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
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
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
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
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
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
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
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

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