Titus Livius

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards. ↗

— Titus Livius

#enterprises #great #hold #man #nothing

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed. ↗

— Titus Livius

#clothed #creed #false #garb #more

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty. ↗

— Titus Livius

#being #nothing #parsimony #poverty #than

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. ↗

— Titus Livius

#end #less #men #more #outset

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions. ↗

— Titus Livius

#actions #before #desirable #exemplary #eyes

Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond. ↗

— Titus Livius

#certain #dissimilar #natural #nature #nevertheless

We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them. ↗

— Titus Livius

#neither #nor #our #remedies #them

Woe to the conquered. ↗

— Titus Livius

#woe