There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
LIVYThose ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
More Livy Quotes
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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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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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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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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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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