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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.

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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
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Business Eyes People Prosperity
Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Complication Man Nature Reason
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner

Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.

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