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

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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Betray End Fake Trust
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
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
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
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
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
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
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
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
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
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
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason

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