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Titus Livius Quotes

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
Titus Livius

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Historian Quotes
Category:
Roman Historian Quotes
Year of Birth:
59 BC
Year of Death:
17
Nationality:
Roman
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
Titus Livius

There are laws for peace as well as war.
Titus Livius

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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The result showed that fortune helps the brave.
Titus Livius

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.
Titus Livius

The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
Titus Livius

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.
Titus Livius


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