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

Livy

Ab Urbe Condita

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

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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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Our ancestors refused to allow any woman to transact even private business without a guardian to represent her; women had to be under the control of fathers, brothers, or husbands. But we (heaven preserve us!) are now allowing them even to take part in politics, and actually to appear in the Forum and to be present at our meetings and assemblies!... Give a free rein to their unprincipled nature, to this untamed animal, and then expect them to set a limit on their own license!