The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

Quote by Titus Livius

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

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...

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.

We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.

We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.

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

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

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.

Temerity is not always successful.

Temerity is not always successful.

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her...

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her...

Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise...

Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise...

He will have true glory who despises it.

He will have true glory who despises it.

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false...

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false...

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...

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray...

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray...