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524151c Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness. Livy
501f1fc Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled. Livy
6c38e2f From abundance springs satiety. Livy
0de5935 Passions are generally roused from great conflict. Livy
abe0c6a Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them. Livy
e8866c9 Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond. Livy
1967392 There are laws for peace as well as war. Livy
0d6d265 Vae victis! Livy
1fc8db0 No one wants to be excelled by his relatives. Livy
fc41169 The result showed that fortune helps the brave. Livy
d521c6e Envy like fire always makes for the highest points. Livy
1d68635 They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. Livy
ef11e85 He will have true glory who despises it. Livy
a26a60b Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed. Livy
e3a0897 We do not learn this only from the event, which is the master of fools. Livy
c7a2f5a You know how to vanquish, Hannibal, but you do not know how to profit from victory. Livy
60e6f83 The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear. Livy
356c1fd Many things complicated by nature are restored by reason. Livy
d3483a6 In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest. Livy
285ad35 Men are only too clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others. Livy
1df2afd No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds. Livy
89076b8 Temerity is not always successful. Livy
0a3e476 There is always more spirit in attack than in defense. Livy
233651c Greater is our terror of the unknown. Livy
a2f00d6 Men are slower to recognise blessings than misfortunes. Livy
709722d Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war. Livy
0f0165a It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors. Livy
7e7086c It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted. Livy
900b059 Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man. Livy
82ef2c2 No law is sufficiently convenient to all. Livy
7cf6fac It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted. Livy
8a4c2dc There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty. Livy
b16ee7e The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour. Livy
b8d415f There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed. Livy
16597da The sun has not yet set for all time. Livy