Great contests generally excite great animosities.
LIVYA woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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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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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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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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Temerity is not always successful.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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From abundance springs safety.
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