It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVYTemerity is not always successful.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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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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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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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.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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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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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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