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.
LIVYUnder 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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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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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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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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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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