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.
LIVYGreater is our terror of the unknown.
More Livy Quotes
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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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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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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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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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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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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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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