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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.

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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
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
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
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
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
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
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth

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