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.
LIVYThat business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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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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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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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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