It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
LIVYAll things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
More Livy Quotes
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Woe to the conquered.
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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