Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
LIVYIt is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
More Livy Quotes
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No law is sufficiently convenient to all.
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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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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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A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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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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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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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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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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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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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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