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.
LIVYThe mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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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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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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