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The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Agreement Credulity Depend Flatter Idea People Think
Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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Blood Emotion Guilt Mission One Liner Person Politics Shed Value
The gods are on the side of the stronger.
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God One Liner Strong
Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Barbarian First Immigrant Inhabitant Native Obscure Try
Conspicuous by his absence.
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Absence Foundation Mortal One Liner Politics Subject Unstable Wisdom
We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.]
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Corrupt Deep Desire Fortune Good Hope Injustice Law Luck Positive System
Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Animal Donate Feeding Freedom Help Liberty Nature Poor relief
A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Beyond Coward Dare Talk
Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Difficult Draw Hard Impossible Killing Lines One Liner Start
Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Beautiful Inspirational Journey Life Motivational One Liner Struggle Succes
By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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Democracy Election Government Political Politics Rule Ruling Vote War
Rumor is not always wrong
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Always Wrong Belief Loyal One Liner Proof Rumor Talk True
Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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Benefit Delight Gratitude Long Possible Recieve Thinking
The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Benefit Change Circumstance Condition One Liner Situation
Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.
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Animal Bravery Coward Despair Fear Fortune Low Shameful Stupid War
War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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Animal Bravery Conquest Coward Despair Fear Fortune Low Shameful Stupid War

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