Facts about Titus Livius

Occup.Historian
FromRome
Born59 BC
Died17 AC

Summary

Titus Livius was a famous Historian from Rome, who lived between 59 BC and 17 AC.

Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by Titus.

31 Famous quotes by Titus Livius

Small: The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze
"The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze"
Small: Temerity is not always successful
"Temerity is not always successful"
Small: Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes
"Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes"
Small: Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence
"Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence"
Small: It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted
"It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted"
Small: He will have true glory who despises it
"He will have true glory who despises it"
Small: Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war
"Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war"
Small: No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the
"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"
Small: Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others
"Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others"
Small: It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors
"It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors"
Small: From abundance springs satiety
"From abundance springs satiety"
Small: Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts
"Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts"
Small: Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnifie
"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"
Small: The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of fre
"The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom"
Small: No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds
"No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds"
Small: There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed
"There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed"
Small: There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards
"There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards"
Small: There are laws for peace as well as war
"There are laws for peace as well as war"
Small: The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening
"The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening"
Small: Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his jud
"Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment"
Small: The result showed that fortune helps the brave
"The result showed that fortune helps the brave"
Small: Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness
"Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness"
Small: In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest
"In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest"
Small: The sun has not yet set for all time
"The sun has not yet set for all time"
Small: Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never
"Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never"
Small: Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them
"Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them"
Small: Envy like fire always makes for the highest points
"Envy like fire always makes for the highest points"
Small: A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itse
"A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself"
Small: It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune to build one up is a difficult and an arduous tas
"It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task"
Small: All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry haste is blind and improvident
"All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident"
Small: There is always more spirit in attack than in defence
"There is always more spirit in attack than in defence"