No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
LIVYGreater is our terror of the unknown.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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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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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Woe to the conquered.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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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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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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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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