That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
LIVYThis above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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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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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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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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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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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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