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He will have true glory who despises it. — Livy

Necessity is the last and strongest weapon — Livy

Never is work without reward, or reward without work. — Livy

You know how to vanquish, Hannibal, but you do not know how to profit from victory. — Livy

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest. — Livy

War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms. — Livy

Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed. — Livy

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors. — Livy

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue — Livy

Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man. — Livy

Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them. — Livy

Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled. — Livy

In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology before you be accused. — Charles I Of England

Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar. — Livy

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze. — Livy

Nothing moves more quickly than scandal. — Livy

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. — Livy

Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread. — Livy

No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level. — Livy

Men are slower to recognise blessings than misfortunes. — Livy

Haste is blind and improvident. — Livy

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others. — Livy

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts. — Livy

There are laws for peace as well as war. — Livy

Woe to the conquered. — Livy

The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty. — Livy

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds. — 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 surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task. — Livy

An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster. — Livy

Envy, like fire, soars upward. — Livy

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war. — Livy

A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts. — Livy

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident. — Livy

Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others. — Livy

No law is sufficiently convenient to all. — Livy

The Roman envoys replied that they would go where their own generals led them, not where bidden by their enemies. — Livy

Sometimes you do find what you're looking for closer than you think — Ann Howard Creel

Livy had never shared another woman's space before, at least not in that vest. It — Michela O'Brien

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

Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal. — Livy

Toil and pleasure, in their natures opposite, are yet linked together in a kind of necessary connection. — Livy

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes. — Livy

The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon
valour. — Livy

As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought not, she will not be ashamed of what she ought. — Livy

In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires. — Livy

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would perish. — Livy

Envy, like flames, soars upwards. — Livy

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others. — Livy

He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune's breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse. — Livy

The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger. — Livy

War is just to those to whom war is necessary. — Livy

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards. — Livy

Fear looks always on the darker side... — Livy

Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself. — Livy

Adversity reminds men of religion. — Livy

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence. — Livy

No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason. — Livy

He creates one hundred senators, either because that number was sufficient, or because there were only one hundred who could name their fathers. They — Livy

A person under the firm persuasion that he can command resources virtually has them. — Livy

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion. — Livy

Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money. — Livy

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. — Livy

Certain peace is better and safer than anticipated victory. — Livy

No law is quite appropriate for all. — Livy

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words. — Livy

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself. — Livy

Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods. — Livy

The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening. — Livy

The result showed that fortune helps the brave. — Livy

Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time. — Livy

From abundance springs satiety. — Livy

Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear. — Livy

Fucking hell, Livy. If you're going to nab a decent bloke, then you need to be a little more enthusiastic." She's — Jodi Ellen Malpas

It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous — Livy

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed. — Livy

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty. — Livy

The best known evil is the most tolerable. — Livy

Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason. — Livy

Wit is the flower of the imagination. — Livy

Greater is our terror of the unknown. — Livy

Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state. — Livy

Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd. — Livy

The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame. — Livy

A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity. — Livy

[Rhodian delegation:]
Every city contains wicked citizens from time to time and an ignorant populace all the time. — Livy

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment. — Livy

This was the Athenians' war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left. — Livy

Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances. — Livy

Bethink yourself not whence you sprang, but who you are. — Livy

Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond. — Livy

Men's minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves. — Livy

We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort. — Livy

False shame only is harmful. — Livy

Passions are generally roused from great conflict. — Livy

The sun has not yet set for all time. — Livy

Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished. — Livy

When Numa died, Rome by the twin disciplines of peace and war was as eminent for self-mastery as for military power. — Livy

It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted. — Livy