Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
LIVYDignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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