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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Advice Care Listening Man Myself Oneself Problem Thinking
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
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
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
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
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
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
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
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
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
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
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
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Brave Fortune Help Inspirational Result
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
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth

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