Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
LIVYIt is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
More Livy Quotes
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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From abundance springs safety.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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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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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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