Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
LIVYFriendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
More Livy Quotes
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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