Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
LIVYThere is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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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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He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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