No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
LIVYAll things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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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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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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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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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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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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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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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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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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