It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
LIVYNothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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From abundance springs safety.
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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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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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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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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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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 study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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