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Famous Livy Quotes
“Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread.”
“Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.”
“Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.”
“Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.”
“Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.”
Source: Livy
“It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.”
Source: The early history of Rome: Books I-V of The history of Rome from its foundation
“Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.”
“Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.”