Wit is the flower of the imagination.
LIVYNecessity is the last and strongest weapon.
More Livy Quotes
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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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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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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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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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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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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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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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.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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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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