Author: Livy

Quotes

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

The sun has not yet set for all time.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

- Livy

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

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

- 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

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

- 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

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

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

- 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

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

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