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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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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Best History Mindset Sick Study
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
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
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
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 populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind

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

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