The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
LIVYIt is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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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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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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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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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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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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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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