Adversity makes men remember God.
LIVYThe troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
More Livy Quotes
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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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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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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From abundance springs safety.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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Woe to the conquered.
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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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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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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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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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