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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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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
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
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
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

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

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