Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
LIVYResistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
More Livy Quotes
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Woe to the conquered.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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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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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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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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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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From abundance springs safety.
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We 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.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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