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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
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
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
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Beginning Greatness Growth Humble Transformation
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Action Appearance Bold Brave Courage Himself Hope Inspirational Person Reality War
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
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
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
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
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
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

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