There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
LIVYThere are laws for peace as well as war.
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He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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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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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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