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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.

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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
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
We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Endurance Ourselves Vice
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
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
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
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
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

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