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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.

Livy

No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
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
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
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
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
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Glory Hate Himself Willing
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
War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
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
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait

Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.

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