Titus Livius Quotes
Temerity is not always successful. The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom. The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze. The result showed that fortune helps the brave. The sun has not yet set for all time. The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening. There are laws for peace as well as war. There is always more spirit in attack than in defence. There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards. There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed. There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty. They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions. Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond. Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed. 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. We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them. Woe to the conquered.
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