The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
LIVYNo man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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From abundance springs safety.
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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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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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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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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Under 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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