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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.

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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
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
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
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Greatness Man Promise Reward
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
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
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
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
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain

The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.

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