No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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 is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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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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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Envy 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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