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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.

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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
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
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
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset

Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.

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