Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LIVYNecessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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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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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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