Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
LIVYThe mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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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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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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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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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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