It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
LIVYEnvy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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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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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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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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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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