Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
LIVYThe result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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Temerity is not always successful.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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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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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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