This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
LIVYEvents of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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From abundance springs safety.
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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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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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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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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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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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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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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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