There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
LIVYNothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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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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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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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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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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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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