Author: Livy

Quotes

The sun has not yet set for all time.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

- Livy

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

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

- Livy

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

- Livy

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

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

- Livy

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.

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.

- Livy

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

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

- Livy

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

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

- Livy

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

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

- Livy

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

- Livy

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