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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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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

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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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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

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Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

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We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.

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They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.

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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

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Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

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Nationality: Roman

Type: Historian

Born: Unknown

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