Silius Italicus quotes
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“Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.”
-- Silius ItalicusSource : "Punica". Lib. XIII. Line 663.,
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“Nothing fairer than peace is given to man to know; Better one peace than countless triumphs”
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“Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.”
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“Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.”
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“Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.”
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“It is when we are in misery that we revere the gods; the prosperous seldom approach the altar.”
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“Do not doubt a woman's power to aid; no toil Can daunt a pure affection.”
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“Groundless superstition ill befits an army; valor is the only deity that rules in the warrior's breast.”
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“Neither the wrath of Heaven nor the attacks of enemies are as fatal as Pleasure alone when she infects the mind.”
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Source : A. J. Liebling (2014). “The Sweet Science”, p.5, Macmillan
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Source : "20 famous college commencement speeches" by Mo Elinzano, www.deseretnews.com. May 6, 2015.
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“Do rewards motivate people? Absolutely. They motivate people to get rewards.”
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Source : Alfie Kohn (1999). “Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes”, p.67, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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“The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.”
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“Valor would cease to be a virtue, if there were no injustice.”
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