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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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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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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.
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