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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Better God Peace Safety Victory
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
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
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
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
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
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
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

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