He will have true glory who despises it.
LIVYDignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
More Livy Quotes
-
-
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
LIVY -
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
LIVY -
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LIVY -
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
LIVY -
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
LIVY -
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
LIVY -
No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY -
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
LIVY -
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
LIVY -
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
LIVY -
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
LIVY -
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVY -
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY






