Quotes from Titus Livius

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.

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.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

Greater is our terror of the unknown.

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

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

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

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

War is just to those to whom war is necessary.