All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
LIVYWe 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.
More Livy Quotes
-
-
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
LIVY -
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
LIVY -
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
LIVY -
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY -
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
LIVY -
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
LIVY -
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
LIVY -
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY -
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
LIVY -
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
LIVY -
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY -
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
LIVY