Livy on difficult
Livy104 quotes“It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.”
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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
LivyLivy 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.
LivyLivy Bad beginnings, bad endings.
LivyLivy Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
LivyLivy Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
LivyLivy The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
LivyLivy Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
LivyLivy Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
LivyLivy There are laws for peace as well as war.
LivyLivy Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
LivyLivy Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LivyLivy Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LivyLivy Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LivyLivy It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LivyLivy It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LivyLivy It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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