Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
LIVYNo 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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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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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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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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