Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
LIVYThere is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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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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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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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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