The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
LIVYThe real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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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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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Woe to the conquered.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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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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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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