Best Livy Quotes
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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.
All
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That sense – the only true patriotism – comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and love…
Adult
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
Bonds
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Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.
Fear
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From abundance springs satiety.
Abundance
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
Best
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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
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
Eclipsed
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A person under the firm persuasion that he can command resources virtually has them.
Command
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Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
Blessed
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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.
Control
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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.
Athenians
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Haste is blind and improvident.
Blind
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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.
Always Leads
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False shame only is harmful.
False
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The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
Breeze
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
Bond
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
Avarice
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In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
Boldest
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The best known evil is the most tolerable.
Best
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Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue
Blind
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Adversity reminds men of religion.
Adversity
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
Crowd
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
Concern
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
All
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