Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
LIVYWar is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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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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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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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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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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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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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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War 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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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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