It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVYThe less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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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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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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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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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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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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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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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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