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Livy
Livy
Roman Historian
Born: 59 BC
Always Men More Our Than Will
Related authors: Alexis de Tocqueville Hannah Arendt Herodotus Tacitus Tara Westover Thucydides Will Durant Yuval Noah Harari
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself. Livy
Will Carefully Fraudulent Betray Outset Generally Concealed However End Itself Intent In The End
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident. Livy
Man Will Distinct Haste All Things Hurry Clear Blind Does Who Things
Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes. Livy
Men Recognize Slower Misfortunes Blessings Than
Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them. Livy
Sometimes Honor Fall Those Favor More Them Who Desire
They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. Livy
Women Men Battles More Outset End Than Less
The result showed that fortune helps the brave. Livy
Result Brave Fortune Helps
Envy like fire always makes for the highest points. Livy
Envy Fire Points Highest Like Makes Always
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war. Livy
War Our More Calculations Frequently Than Upset Nowhere
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening. Livy
Those Threatening Seem More Only Troubles Come Always Than Which Us Serious
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest. Livy
Desperate Difficult Cases Safest Boldest
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence. Livy
Nature Intelligence Difficulties Our Way Throws Exercise May Which Many Away
It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted. Livy
Man Better Trial Guilty Brought He Than Acquitted Should
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond. Livy
Nature Natural Dissimilar Pleasure Nevertheless Certain Toil United Bond
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed. Livy
Truth Suppressed Difficulties Too Finally Say Never Often They Say
Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts. Livy
Men Wish She Withstand Blinds Does Them Fortune Her Violence
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment. Livy
Great Judgment Control Luck General His Intellect Little Moment
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions. Livy
History Eyes Glorious Before Our Record Above Exemplary Makes Unfolds Useful Actions Desirable
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds. Livy
Crime Rational Grounds Ever Defended
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority. Livy
Law Satisfied Every Beneficial Meet Possibly Must No Law Majority Convenience Whole

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