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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.

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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
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
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
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
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
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
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Guilty Men Mindset

Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.

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