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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
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
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
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
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
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Action Appearance Bold Brave Courage Himself Hope Inspirational Person Reality War
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

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