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

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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
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
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
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
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
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
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
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
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

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

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