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

Quote by Titus Livius

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

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

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of...

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of...

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if...

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if...

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.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that...

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that...

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own...

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own...

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste...

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste...

The sun has not yet set for all time.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even...

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even...

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

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.

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of...

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of...

Woe to the conquered.

Woe to the conquered.

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are...

The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are...

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

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.