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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.

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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
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
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
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
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
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring

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