Livy
Livy
Titus Livius—known as Livy /ˈlɪvi/ in English—was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people – Ab Urbe Condita Libri– covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. He was on familiar terms with the Julio-Claudian dynasty, advising Augustus's grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, as a young man not long before 14 AD in a letter to...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionHistorian
contests contention animosity
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
men thinking advice
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
wealth moments easy
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous
adversity desire assuming
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
courage honorable wells
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
kings sweetness
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
humble use arrogant
Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
men views enemy
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.
sins-not mind body
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
betrayal betrayed ends
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
truth truth-is
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
adversity men remember
Adversity makes men remember God.
gratitude men blessing
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
motivational country medicine
The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to take as models, base things rotten through and through, to avoid.