The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
LIVYThe most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
More Livy Quotes
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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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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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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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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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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