There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
LIVYMen are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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