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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Full Name:Titus Livius
Walk of life:Historian
Born:Padua, Italy
Died:Padua, Italy
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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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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Prosperity engenders sloth.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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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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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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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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