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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
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
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
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
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
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Blessing Evil Gratitude Man Recognition
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
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
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Ability Domination Freedom Humble Nature People
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
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
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Action Appearance Bold Brave Courage Himself Hope Inspirational Person Reality War
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

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