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

Quote by Titus Livius

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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...

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...

Woe to the conquered.

Woe to the conquered.

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

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

Temerity is not always successful.

Temerity is not always successful.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

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

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

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 sun has not yet set for all time.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

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

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

There are laws for peace as well as war.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

From abundance springs satiety.

From abundance springs satiety.

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.

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control...

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control...

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.