There are laws for peace as well as war.
LIVYHe will have true glory who despises it.
More Livy Quotes
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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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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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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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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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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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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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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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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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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