There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
LIVYThere are laws for peace as well as war.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Woe to the conquered.
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No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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