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Quotes by Roman Authors
"Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him."
"He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt."
"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."
"If you're not grateful for what you already have, why should you be blessed with more..."
"A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace."
"The perfection of art is to conceal art."
"Failure changes for the better success for the worse."
"To live is shared by all, but not to be worthy of living."
"It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat."
"While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity."
"Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself."
"Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures."
"There is nothing more shameful than perfidious friendship."
"Loyalty is what we seek in friendship."
"And so when you see a man often wearing the robe of office, when you see one whose name is famous in the Forum, do not envy him; those things are bought at the price of life. They will waste all their years, in order that they may have one year reckoned by their name."
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak."
"Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world."
"Only a mind that is deeply stirred can utter something noble and beyond the power of others."
"Stop giving people the power to control your smile, your worth, your attitude and your day. Don't give anyone that much power over your life."
"He fashioned hell for the inquisitive."
"That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty."
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