No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
LIVYA fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
More Livy Quotes
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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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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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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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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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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