Greater is our terror of the unknown.
LIVYHe 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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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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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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