Titus Livius Quotes

Greater is our terror of the unknown.

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

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.

We do not learn this only from the event, which is the master of fools.

Temerity is not always successful.

Before anything else [Numa] decided that he must instill in his subjects the fear of the gods, this being the most effective measure with an ignorant, and at that time uncultured, people.

Passions are generally roused from great conflict.

He was always before men’s eyes; a course of action which, by increasing our familiarity with great men, diminishes our respect for them.

Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.

The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.

Nature has ordained that the man who is pleading his own cause before a large audience, will be more readily listened to than he who has no object in view other than the public benefit.

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.

Men are only too clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.