The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening. Livy More Quotes by Livy More Quotes From Livy Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar. Livy endurancefamiliarbears Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence. Livy exercisemayway You know how to vanquish, Hannibal, but you do not know how to profit from victory. Livy vanquishprofitvictory The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear. Livy namessweet The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty. Livy shamepovertykind As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought not, she will not be ashamed of what she ought. Livy shameoughtashamed Adversity reminds men of religion. Livy adversitymen Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue Livy envyqualityinspirational Toil and pleasure, in their natures opposite, are yet linked together in a kind of necessary connection. Livy toiltogetheropposites Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal. Livy immortaloughtmortals A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts. Livy affectedmind We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money. Livy appealscircumstancesloss Persevere in virtue and diligence. Livy perseverepersistenceperseverance Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would perish. Livy abandonedsocialletting-go Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others. Livy shiftingclevermen Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled. Livy despisedgloryfame Envy is blind. -Caeca invidia est Livy envyblind Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods. Livy victorypeacehands A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods. Livy anti-warvictorypeace Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war. Livy irrationalityupsetwar
