An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
LIVYValor is the soldier’s adornment.
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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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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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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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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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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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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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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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