Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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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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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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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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.
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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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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Woe to the conquered.
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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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