Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
LIVYWhen Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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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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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Woe to the conquered.
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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 study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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