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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.

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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety

The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.

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