Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
LIVYThe result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Woe to the conquered.
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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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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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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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