No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
LIVYNo wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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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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Woe to the conquered.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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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 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 study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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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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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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