Livy

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.

— Livy

Never is work without reward, or reward without work.

— Livy

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

— Livy

A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends…

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

— Livy

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

— Livy

Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

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

— Livy

We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.

— Livy

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

— Livy