Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
LIVYLaw 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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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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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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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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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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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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