Livy
Livy
Titus Livius—known as Livy /ˈlɪvi/ in English—was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people – Ab Urbe Condita Libri– covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. He was on familiar terms with the Julio-Claudian dynasty, advising Augustus's grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, as a young man not long before 14 AD in a letter to...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionHistorian
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False shame only is harmful.
fire envy soar
Envy, like fire, soars upward.
haste blind blindness
Haste is blind and improvident.
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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.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
desperate cases difficult
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
feelings crowds uncertain
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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When a woman once begins to be ashamed of what she ought not to be ashamed of, she will not be ashamed of what she ought
less men outset
They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.
neither remedies
We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.
men slower
Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.
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It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task.