It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVYToil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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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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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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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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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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