It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous — Livy Copy Share Image
Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts. — Livy Copy Share Image
“Servius Sulpicius and M. Tullius were consuls the next year: nothing worth mentioning happened.” — Livy Copy Share Image
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal. — Livy Copy Share Image
“In ancient Greece more than one royal house was guilty of crime which became the stuff of tragedy: now Rome was to follow the… — Livy Copy Share Image
“It is your duty,' he said, 'to recover your country not by gold but by the sword. You will be fighting with all you… — Livy Copy Share Image
“There is never any lack at Athens of tongues ready and willing to stir up the passions of the common people; this kind of… — Livy Copy Share Image
“[Rhodian delegation:] Every city contains wicked citizens from time to time and an ignorant populace all the time.” — Livy Copy Share Image
