Livy, IV, II. 11. Bunyan—Pilgrim's Progress, Part I. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, IX. 9. Matthew Henry—Commentaries. Matthew XXI. Murphy—School for Guardians, Act I. Tusser—Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry. An Habitation enforced
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Potius sero quam nunquam. Better late than never.
— Livy on Time
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Potius sero quam nunquam. Better late than never." in the context of "Livy, IV, II. 11. Bunyan—Pilgrim's Progress, Part I. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, IX. 9. Matthew Henry—Commentaries. Matthew XXI. Murphy—School for Guardians, Act I. Tusser—Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry. An Habitation enforced" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Time" (Y, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922): Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922). Quotes from pp. 792-801.)
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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.
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.
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