Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
LIVYFriendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
More Livy Quotes
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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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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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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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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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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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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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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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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