Wit is the flower of the imagination.
LIVYMen are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
More Livy Quotes
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Woe to the conquered.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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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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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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