WednesdaySep 23, 2026
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Woe to the vanquished.
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
To those to whom war is necessary it is just; And a resort to arms is righteous in those to whom no means of assistance remain except by arms.
What is honorable is also safest.
You need only a show of war to have peace.
We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense At the same time.
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, And in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
Envy, like flame, soars upwards.
The best known evil is the most tolerable.
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