The worst kind of shame is that caused by parsimony or poverty.

Pessimus quidem pudor est uel parsimoniae uel paupertatis.

Livy

Ab Urbe Condita

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Shame Poverty

Author

Livy

Source

Ab Urbe Condita

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Latin

Time

9 BC 1s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Livy. Ab urbe condita [From the Founding of the City]. c. 9 BC, bk. 34, ch. 4, sect. 13.

Current Citation

Livy. Rome and the Mediterranean: History of Rome from Its Foundation, books 31-45, translated by Henry Bettenson. Penguin Classics, 1976, bk. 34, ch. 4, sect. 13.

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William Harvey
Genre
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Language
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Time
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