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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
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
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
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
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
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
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
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
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness

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