Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
LIVYBetter 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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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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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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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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