No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
LIVYShared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
More Livy Quotes
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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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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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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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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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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