There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
LIVYA woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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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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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those 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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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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