Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
LIVYTemerity is not always successful.
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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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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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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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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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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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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