The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
LIVYThe less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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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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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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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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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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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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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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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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