Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

Quote by Titus Livius

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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...

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...

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...

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

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...

Woe to the conquered.

Woe to the conquered.

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

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...

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.

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...

The sun has not yet set for all time.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

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...

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not...

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not...

Temerity is not always successful.

Temerity is not always successful.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.