We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
LIVYAn honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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From abundance springs safety.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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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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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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