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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Indeed men too often take upon themselves in the prosecution of their revenge to set the example of doing away with those general laws to which all can look for salvation in adversity, instead of allowing them to subsist against the day of danger when their aid may be required
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Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other
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If it had not been for the pernicious power of envy, men would not so have exalted vengeance above innocence and profit above justice... in these acts of revenge on others, men take it upon themselves to begin the process of repealing those general laws of humanity which are there to give a hope of salvation to all who are in distress.
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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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when night came on, the Macedonians and the barbarian crowd suddenly took fright in one of those mysterious panics to which great armies are liable
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Hope, danger's comforter
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I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time
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Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins to be incredulous.
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Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes
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It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it,the less will be the ardor of our opponents, and that out of the greatest dangers communities and individuals acquire the greatest glory.
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