Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LIVYWoe to the conquered.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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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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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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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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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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