Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
LIVYNo man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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