We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Woe to the conquered.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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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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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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