Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
LIVYNo 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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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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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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Adversity makes men remember God.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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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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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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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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