Great contests generally excite great animosities.
LIVYFriends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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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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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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