The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
LIVYEnvy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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