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Great Contests Generally Excite Great Animosities.

No Wickedness Proceeds On Any Grounds Of Reason.

In Adversity Assume The Countenance Of Prosperity, And In Prosperity Moderate The Temper And Desires.

Luck Rules Every Human Endeavor, Especially War.

Such Is The Nature Of Crowds: Either They Are Humble And Servile Or Arrogant And Dominating. They Are Incapable Of Making Moderate Use Of Freedom, Which Is The Middle Course, Or Of Keeping It.