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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.

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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
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
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVY

Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Enough Law People
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
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
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
Woe to the conquered.
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Conquer One Liner Win
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
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

Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.

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