Prosperity engenders sloth.
LIVYFrom abundance springs safety.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Woe to the conquered.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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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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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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