The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
LIVYDignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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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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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Woe to the conquered.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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