Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
LIVYNo law is quite appropriate for all.
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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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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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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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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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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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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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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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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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