An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
LIVYLaw 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.
More Livy Quotes
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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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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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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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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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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