The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
LIVYThe sun has not yet set for all time.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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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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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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