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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.

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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
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
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Greatness Man Promise Reward

Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.

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