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Quotes by Roman Authors

"We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exact observance of discipline in their camps, and unwearied cultivation of the other arts of war."

"We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exact observance of discipline in their camps, and unwearied cultivation of the other arts of war."

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roman Writer

War, Discipline, Cause, Conquest

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"The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling."

"The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Persistence, Rain, Violence

42

"All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity."

"All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Friendship, Anger, Hatred, Pity

42

"Some remedies are worse than the disease."

"Some remedies are worse than the disease."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Cure, Disease, Remedies

42

"Let deeds match words."

"Let deeds match words."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Honesty, Deeds, Words

42

"Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself."

"Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself."

Sallust, Roman Historian

42

"We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs."

"We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

42

"Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire."

"Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Desire, Forbidden

42

"Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist."

"Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist."

Terence, Roman Writer

42

"Trust one who has tried."

"Trust one who has tried."

Virgil, Roman Poet

42

"Fortune favours the bold."

"Fortune favours the bold."

Virgil, Roman Poet

42

"Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow."

"Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Virtue, Glory, Shadow

42

"But meanwhile time flies; it flies never to be regained."

"But meanwhile time flies; it flies never to be regained."

Virgil, Roman Poet

42

"He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection."

"He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection."

Terence, Roman Writer

Mistake, Affection, Authority, Force

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"Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator."

"Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Brevity, Speech

42

"We are just statistics, born to consume resources."

"We are just statistics, born to consume resources."

Horace, Roman Poet

Consumption, Statistics

42

"Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not."

"Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Ignorance, Blindness

42

"If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good?"

"If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good?"

Boethius, Roman Philosopher

42

"No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap."

"No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

42

"Learn how to feel joy."

"Learn how to feel joy."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Happiness, Joy, Emotion, Peace

42

"If you don't put anything in place, do not expect miraculous results to appear."

"If you don't put anything in place, do not expect miraculous results to appear."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Work, Effort, Discipline, Results

42

"Art lies by its own artifice."

"Art lies by its own artifice."

Ovid, Roman Poet

42

"He who is brave is free."

"He who is brave is free."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Courage, Freedom, Strength, Independence

42

"Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate."

"Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Science, Curiosity, Knowledge, Wonder, Exploration

42

"There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that it is one Being who both created all things and governs them with the same energy by which He created them."

"There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that it is one Being who both created all things and governs them with the same energy by which He created them."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Intelligence, Being, Energy, Reflection

42

"It is quality rather than quantity that matters."

"It is quality rather than quantity that matters."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Success, Quality, Values, Excellence, Focus

42

"He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies."

"He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies."

Tertullian, Roman Author

42

"Love is a credulous thing."

"Love is a credulous thing."

Ovid, Roman Poet

42

"Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion."

"Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion."

Terence, Roman Writer

Family, Children, Persuasion, Right

42

"Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly."

"Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Personal, Calamity, Yield

42

"Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them."

"Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Woman, Women, Women

42

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Courage, Death, Love, Fear, Honor

42

"It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted."

"It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

42

"What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!"

"What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!"

Terence, Roman Writer

Family, Fathers, Judges

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"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church."

"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Church, Blood, Martyrs

41

"It is only the ignorant who despise education."

"It is only the ignorant who despise education."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

41

"Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes."

"Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

Man, Men, Blessings

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"No man is wise enough by himself."

"No man is wise enough by himself."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

41

"Pain forces even the innocent to lie."

"Pain forces even the innocent to lie."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

41

"This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler."

"This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Alcohol, Cunning, Fault, First, Wine

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"It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave."

"It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Nature, Victory, Defeat, Humannature

41

"The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them."

"The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Persistence, Favors

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"It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt."

"It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Nature, Hate, Humannature, Hurt

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"Make a good use of the present."

"Make a good use of the present."

Horace, Roman Poet

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"How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy."

"How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy."

Terence, Roman Writer

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"It is the part of a fool to say, I should not have thought."

"It is the part of a fool to say, I should not have thought."

Scipio Africanus, Roman Soldier

41

"Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion."

"Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion."

Junius, Roman Satirist

41

"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."

"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Life, Man, Taste

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"Success is not greedy as people think but insignificant. That's why it satisfies nobody."

"Success is not greedy as people think but insignificant. That's why it satisfies nobody."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Achievement, Success, Desire, Ambition, Emptiness

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"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

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