There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
LIVYThe result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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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 study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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