“Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.”
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Famous Livy Quotes
“The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.”
Source: The early history of Rome: Books I-V of The history of Rome from its foundation
“Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.”
Source: Livy
“Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.”
“Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.”
“Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.”
“In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.”
“Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue”
“Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.”
Source: The history of Rome
“The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.”