Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
LIVYMany difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
More Livy Quotes
-
-
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
LIVY -
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
LIVY -
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
LIVY -
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
LIVY -
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY -
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
LIVY -
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
LIVY -
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
LIVY -
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
LIVY -
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
LIVY -
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
LIVY -
No law is quite appropriate for all.
LIVY -
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
LIVY -
Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
LIVY -
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.
LIVY -
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
LIVY -
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
LIVY -
Prosperity engenders sloth.
LIVY -
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
LIVY -
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
LIVY -
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
LIVY -
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
LIVY -
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
LIVY -
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
LIVY -
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
LIVY