No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
LIVYTreachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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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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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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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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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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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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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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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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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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