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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
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Beautiful Cultivate Loss Lover Man Simplicity
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Concession Human Nature People Rule Treat
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Afraid Basis Equality Fear Party
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward

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