Titus Livius Quotes (42 Quotes)

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.

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

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

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

From abundance springs satiety.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Woe to the conquered.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.

The situation has come down to the triarii. Res ad triarios rediit.

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

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.

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

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

Temerity is not always successful.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

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

He will have true glory who despises it.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

I approach these questions unwillingly, as they are sore subjects, but no cure can be effected without touching upon and handling them.

Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

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

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

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

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

It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task.

Envy is blind. Caeca invidia est.

Greater is our terror of the unknown.

Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.

We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.