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Livy [-59--17] Roman
Rank: 101
Historian


Titus Livius —known as Livy /ˈlɪvi/ in English—was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people – Ab Urbe Condita Libri – covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. 

Intelligence, Men, Nature, Women



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They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. Men, Women
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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence. Intelligence, Nature
102
It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
104
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
105
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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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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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
108
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
109
From abundance springs satiety.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
111
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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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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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
115
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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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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Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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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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Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task.
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Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.
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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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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.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
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Woe to the conquered.
207
He will have true glory who despises it.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
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Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.
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