No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
LIVYThere are laws for peace as well as war.
More Livy Quotes
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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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 most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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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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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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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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Adversity reminds men of religion.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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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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