There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
LIVYHe 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.
More Livy Quotes
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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