The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
LIVYFrom abundance springs safety.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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From abundance springs safety.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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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.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Woe to the conquered.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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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.
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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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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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