Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus" - Meaning and context.">
We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.
 • Praefatio, sec. 9
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Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus

— Livy

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus" in the context of "We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.
 • Praefatio, sec. 9" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Livy" (Quotes, History of Rome) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
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About Livy

Titus Livius (around 59 BC – 17 AD), known as Livy in English, wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) through the reign of Augustus.