Great contests generally excite great animosities.
LIVYResistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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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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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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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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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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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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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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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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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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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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