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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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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