No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
LIVYMany things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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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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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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He 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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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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