Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
LIVYThere is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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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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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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