Quotes by Roman Authors | Beyond Motive 10/38

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Quotes by Roman Authors

"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."

"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

14

"We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve."

"We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve."

Sallust, Roman Historian

14

"An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand."

"An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand."

Ovid, Roman Poet

14

"Time passes irrevocably."

"Time passes irrevocably."

Virgil, Roman Poet

14

"As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone."

"As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Family, Fathers, Parents

14

"You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing."

"You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Freedom, Nothing

14

"In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural."

"In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Life, Virtue, Practice, Right

14

"Time is the devourer of all things."

"Time is the devourer of all things."

Ovid, Roman Poet

14

"Fortune and love favor the brave."

"Fortune and love favor the brave."

Ovid, Roman Poet

14

"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Time, Man, Waste

14

"Moderation in all things."

"Moderation in all things."

Terence, Roman Writer

14

"Keep what you have; the known evil is best."

"Keep what you have; the known evil is best."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

14

"Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant."

"Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Joy, Man, Sea, Trouble

14

"Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended."

"Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

14

"It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock."

"It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock."

Ovid, Roman Poet

14

"Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion."

"Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion."

Junius, Roman Satirist

14

"Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks."

"Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks."

Ovid, Roman Poet

14

"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."

"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

14

"It well becomes a young man to be modest."

"It well becomes a young man to be modest."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

14

"Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame."

"Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Nature, Fear, Evil, Shame

14

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied."

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Wealth, Content, Mind, Want

14

"He who lives in solitude may make his own laws."

"He who lives in solitude may make his own laws."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Independence, Laws, May, Solitude

14

"And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all."

"And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

14

"I do not give money for just mere hopes."

"I do not give money for just mere hopes."

Terence, Roman Writer

14

"It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are."

"It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are."

Ovid, Roman Poet

14

"He will have true glory who despises it."

"He will have true glory who despises it."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

14

"Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

"Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Virtue, Measure, Misfortune, Pleasure

14

"The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed."

"The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed."

Tertullian, Roman Author

14

"Art thou the King of the Jews?"

"Art thou the King of the Jews?"

Pontius Pilate, Roman Politician

14

"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

War, Causes, Events, Importance

14

"Age steals away all things, even the mind."

"Age steals away all things, even the mind."

Virgil, Roman Poet

14

"Men learn while they teach."

"Men learn while they teach."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Wisdom, Learning, Teaching, Knowledge

14

"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it."

"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Resentment, May

14

"From abundance springs satiety."

"From abundance springs satiety."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

Society, Abundance

14

"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty."

"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

14

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone."

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone."

Horace, Roman Poet

14

"We are born under circumstances that would be favorable if we did not abandon them. It was nature's intention that there should be no need of great equipment for a good life: every individual can make himself happy."

"We are born under circumstances that would be favorable if we did not abandon them. It was nature's intention that there should be no need of great equipment for a good life: every individual can make himself happy."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Simplicity, Nature, Life, Contentment

14

"Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant."

"Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant."

Caecilius Statius, Roman Poet

14

"I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well."

"I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well."

Horace, Roman Poet

14

"Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended."

"Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Man, Men, Father, Greatness, Beginning

14

"If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?"

"If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?"

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Formula, Meaning, Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman

14

"God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones."

"God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

14

"Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy."

"Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Trust, Fidelity, Money, Betrayal

14

"Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty."

"Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

14

"Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it."

"Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Health, Life, Soul

14

"It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit."

"It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit."

Horace, Roman Poet

Man, Merit, Parents

14

"Crime when it succeeds is called virtue."

"Crime when it succeeds is called virtue."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Virtue, Crime, Statesman

14

"Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system."

"Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Reliability, Intentions, Nothing

14

"It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory."

"It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

14

"They laboriously do nothing."

"They laboriously do nothing."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Productivity, Idleness, Work, Effort, Emptiness

14

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