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Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.

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It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
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Act Greatness Greedy Honesty Man Quick Rich
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Deserve Himself Victory
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.
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Human Philosophy Truth
When a horse wants to display himself, he lifts his neck up high and flexes his poll haughtily, and picks his legs up freely, and keeps his tail up.
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Animal Freedom Himself
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
Brevity is the soul of command.
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Control One Liner Soul
And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
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Democracy Law Politics Violence
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
People often say what is right and do what is wrong; but nobody can be in the wrong if he is doing what is right.
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People Philosophy Right Wrong
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
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Death Fall Myself Shame

Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.

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