Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

Quote by Titus Livy

Topics: Blessings Quotes, Men Quotes

Superstition brings the gods into even the smallest matters

Superstition brings the gods into even the smallest matters

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue

Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished

Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

No law is quite appropriate for all

No law is quite appropriate for all

We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law...

We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law...

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the...

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.

In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.

Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to...

Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that...

The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that...

A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.

A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.

In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices...

In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices...

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality...

In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality...

The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the...

The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the...