Wit is the flower of the imagination.
LIVYAdversity reminds men of religion.
More Livy Quotes
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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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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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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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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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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