The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
LIVYWar is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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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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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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