There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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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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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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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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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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Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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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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