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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.

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

Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
LIVY

Abuse Quick
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
LIVY

Business Eyes People Prosperity
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
LIVY

Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
LIVY

Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVY

Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
LIVY

Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
LIVY

Blame Clever Man People Smart
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
LIVY

Bad Beginning End One Liner
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
LIVY

Attack Protection Spirit
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
LIVY

Flower Imagination
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
LIVY

Inspirational Last Necessary Strong Weapon
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
LIVY

Betray End Fake Trust
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
LIVY

Danger Fear Safety Security
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
LIVY

Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
LIVY

Ability Domination Freedom Humble Nature People

It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.

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