No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
LIVYNo one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
More Livy Quotes
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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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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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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From abundance springs safety.
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This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Woe to the conquered.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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