All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
LIVYSuch is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Woe to the conquered.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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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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The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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