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Quotes by Roman Authors

"Advice to my younger self: 1 Start where you are with what you have. 2 Try not to hurt other people. 3 Take more chances. 4 If you fail, keep trying."

"Advice to my younger self: 1 Start where you are with what you have. 2 Try not to hurt other people. 3 Take more chances. 4 If you fail, keep trying."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Motivation, Advice, Courage, Risk, Perseverance

11

"Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel."

"Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Character, Liberal, Study

11

"The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice."

"The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice."

Horace, Roman Poet

Marketing, Disgrace, Vice

11

"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking."

"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

Reflection, May, Mind, Thinking

11

"Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?"

"Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?"

Horace, Roman Poet

11

"He who is brave is free."

"He who is brave is free."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Courage, Freedom, Strength, Independence

11

"No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right."

"No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Man, Right, Wrongs

11

"You are unfortunate in my judgment, for you have never been unfortunate. You have passed through life with no antagonist to face you; no one will know what you were capable of, not even you yourself."

"You are unfortunate in my judgment, for you have never been unfortunate. You have passed through life with no antagonist to face you; no one will know what you were capable of, not even you yourself."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Adversity, Fortune, Resilience, Reflection

11

"Freedom is a possession of inestimable value."

"Freedom is a possession of inestimable value."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Freedom, Possession, Value

11

"The sun also shines on the wicked."

"The sun also shines on the wicked."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Morality, Justice, Fate, Life

11

"What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense."

"What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense."

Terence, Roman Writer

11

"So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds."

"So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Religion, Deeds, Evil

11

"Let your life reflect the faith you have in God. Fear nothing and pray about everything. Be strong, trust God's word, and trust the process."

"Let your life reflect the faith you have in God. Fear nothing and pray about everything. Be strong, trust God's word, and trust the process."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Faith, Prayer, Trust, Strength

11

"I have learned to be a friend to myself Great improvement this indeed Such a one can never be said to be alone for know that he who is a friend to himself is a friend to all mankind."

"I have learned to be a friend to myself Great improvement this indeed Such a one can never be said to be alone for know that he who is a friend to himself is a friend to all mankind."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Growth, Improvement, Reflection, Humanity, Wisdom

11

"Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since they are always about to exist?"

"Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since they are always about to exist?"

Lactantius, Roman Author

11

"Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed, and rightly."

"Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed, and rightly."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Grief, Nothing, Statesman

11

"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."

"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."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Success, Ambition, Life, Work

11

"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak."

"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

11

"What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat."

"What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

11

"What am I but a little flesh, a little breath, and the thinking part that rules the whole?"

"What am I but a little flesh, a little breath, and the thinking part that rules the whole?"

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Existence, Breath, Life, Identity

11

"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood."

"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Friendship, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

11

"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend."

"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend."

Plautus, Roman Playwright

Friendship, Friend, Heaven, Nothing

11

"There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman."

"There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

11

"Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way."

"Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Life, Men, People, Existence

11

"Preserve a sense of proportion in your attitude to everything that pleases you, and make the most of them while they are at their best."

"Preserve a sense of proportion in your attitude to everything that pleases you, and make the most of them while they are at their best."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Philosophy, Perspective, Enjoyment, Life, Balance

11

"A fundamental approach to life transformation is using social media for therapy; it forces you to have an opinion, provides intellectual stimulation, increases awareness, boosts self-confidence, and offers the possibility of hope."

"A fundamental approach to life transformation is using social media for therapy; it forces you to have an opinion, provides intellectual stimulation, increases awareness, boosts self-confidence, and offers the possibility of hope."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Transformation, Social Media, Therapy, Awareness

11

"The pen is the tongue of the mind."

"The pen is the tongue of the mind."

Horace, Roman Poet

Mind, Pen, Tongue

11

"Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles."

"Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

11

"Truth comes out in wine."

"Truth comes out in wine."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

11

"No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration."

"No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Inspirational, Inspiration

11

"Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be."

"Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Wisdom, Fear, Present

11

"True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong."

"True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Praise, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

10

"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own."

"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Learning, Errors, Man

10

"Most fathers don't see the war within the daughter, her struggles with conflicting images of the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both to retreat to Daddy's lap and protection and to push out of his embrace to that of beau and the world beyond home."

"Most fathers don't see the war within the daughter, her struggles with conflicting images of the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both to retreat to Daddy's lap and protection and to push out of his embrace to that of beau and the world beyond home."

Victoria Secunda, Roman Psychologist

Home, War, Father, Daughter

10

"Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage."

"Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Marriage, Divorce, Religious, Vow

10

"I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength."

"I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength."

Sextus Propertius, Roman Poet

Strength, Glory, Road

10

"In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense."

"In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Battle, Bravery, Cowards, Defense

10

"Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?"

"Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?"

Sextus Propertius, Roman Poet

10

"Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly."

"Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

10

"I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within."

"I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Beauty, Character, Fortune, Jewels

10

"Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work."

"Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

Nature, Work, Challenge, Man

10

"Courage in danger is half the battle."

"Courage in danger is half the battle."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Courage, Battle, Danger

10

"For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God."

"For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God."

Lactantius, Roman Author

God, Power, Gods, Being

10

"Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment more to be relied on, because they are believed to have paid attention, not to matters of fiction, but to the investigation of the truth."

"Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment more to be relied on, because they are believed to have paid attention, not to matters of fiction, but to the investigation of the truth."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Truth, Attention, Authority, Fiction

10

"There are laws for peace as well as war."

"There are laws for peace as well as war."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

Peace, War, Laws

10

"Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct."

"Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct."

Tiberius, Roman Statesman

10

"Modesty forbids what the law does not."

"Modesty forbids what the law does not."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Law, Modesty, Statesman

10

"Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends."

"Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Friendship, Time, Travel, Friends

10

"When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."

"When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

10

"Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate."

"Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Emotional, Feelings, Tears, Word

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