All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
LIVYNo law is quite appropriate for all.
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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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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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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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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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From abundance springs safety.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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