There are laws for peace as well as war.
LIVYThere is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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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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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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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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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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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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From abundance springs safety.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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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 difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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