Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
LIVYThere is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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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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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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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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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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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 most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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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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