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Inspirational Quotes by Livy
- Adversity makes men remember God.
- The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
- Valor is the soldier's adornment.
- It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
- No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
- Envy is blind. -Caeca invidia est
- Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.
- We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
- Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
- There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
- There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
- In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
- There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
- The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
- Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.
- From abundance springs satiety.
- Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
- Haste is blind and improvident.
- False shame only is harmful.
- The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
- In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
- The best known evil is the most tolerable.
- Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue
- Adversity reminds men of religion.
- No law is quite appropriate for all.
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- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento