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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.

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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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One Liner Perseverance Virtue
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
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
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet

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