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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Bond Nature Relationship Unity
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
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
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
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
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
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Forever Friendship Immortal Mortal
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Fortune Herself Money Trust Wealth
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
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
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War

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