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The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.

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For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Blame Greatness Myself Ready Rule Submit
Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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Design Hope Man Misery 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
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
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
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness

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