Temerity is not always successful.
LIVYAdversity reminds men of religion.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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