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Quotes by Roman Authors

"We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth and for the great benefits of our being our life health and reason we look upon ourselves as under no obligation."

"We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth and for the great benefits of our being our life health and reason we look upon ourselves as under no obligation."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Philosophy, Gratitude, Happiness, Truth, Life

34

"Courage easily finds its own eloquence."

"Courage easily finds its own eloquence."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Courage, Eloquence

34

"It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country."

"It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country."

Horace, Roman Poet

Nation, Country

34

"How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses."

"How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Success, Life, Work, Effort

34

"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

34

"Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised."

"Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

34

"Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes."

"Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Evil, Madness, Nothing

34

"Look beneath the surface, let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee."

"Look beneath the surface, let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Awareness, Perception, Truth, Judgment

34

"With God, you are stronger than your struggles and more fierce than your fears. God provides comfort and strength to those who trust in Him. Be encouraged, keep standing, and know that everything's going to be alright."

"With God, you are stronger than your struggles and more fierce than your fears. God provides comfort and strength to those who trust in Him. Be encouraged, keep standing, and know that everything's going to be alright."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Faith, Strength, Courage, Hope

34

"It is more important to go slow and gain the lessons you need along the journey then to rush the process and arrive at your destination empty."

"It is more important to go slow and gain the lessons you need along the journey then to rush the process and arrive at your destination empty."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Patience, Journey, Learning, Success

34

"Freedom is a possession of inestimable value."

"Freedom is a possession of inestimable value."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Freedom, Possession, Value

34

"Even the least of our activities ought to have some end in view."

"Even the least of our activities ought to have some end in view."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Philosophy, Purpose, End, Action, Life

34

"What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing."

"What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Destiny, Fate, Choice, Necessity, Acceptance

34

"Verse satire indeed is entirely our own."

"Verse satire indeed is entirely our own."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Writing, Satire

34

"Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones like them."

"Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones like them."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Change, Nature, Truth, Life

34

"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Change, Food, Appetite, Variety

34

"The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle."

"The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

34

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness."

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Opportunity, Being, Kindness

34

"Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished."

"Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

34

"For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God."

"For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God."

Lactantius, Roman Author

34

"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

34

"The pen is the tongue of the mind."

"The pen is the tongue of the mind."

Horace, Roman Poet

Mind, Pen, Tongue

34

"Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level."

"Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Strength, Struggle, Hardship, Preparation

34

"We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift."

"We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Virtue, Day, Night, Temptation

33

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

33

"The remedy for wrongs is to forget them."

"The remedy for wrongs is to forget them."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Forgiveness, Forget, Wrongs

33

"Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you."

"Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

33

"The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter."

"The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Psychology, Expression, Mind, Perception, Observation

33

"There are wolves within, and there are sheep without."

"There are wolves within, and there are sheep without."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Metaphor, Nature, Conflict, Awareness

33

"Whether will the twain will ye that I release unto you?"

"Whether will the twain will ye that I release unto you?"

Pontius Pilate, Roman Politician

33

"The false is nothing but an imitation of the true."

"The false is nothing but an imitation of the true."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Reality, Imitation, Nothing

33

"If you wish to fear nothing consider that everything is to be feared."

"If you wish to fear nothing consider that everything is to be feared."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Fear, Courage, Awareness, Reality

33

"But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in every part."

"But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in every part."

Lactantius, Roman Author

God, Excellence, Mind

33

"Be content to seem what you really are."

"Be content to seem what you really are."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

33

"Your wealth is where your friends are."

"Your wealth is where your friends are."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Friendship, Wealth, Friends

33

"If God adds another day to our life let us receive it gladly."

"If God adds another day to our life let us receive it gladly."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Gratitude, Life, Faith, Acceptance

33

"Nothing is ours except time."

"Nothing is ours except time."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Time, Possession, Impermanence, Life

33

"It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess."

"It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Moderation, Greatness, Excess, Measure, Mind

33

"A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow."

"A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Death, Idea, Man, Right

33

"Either do not attempt at all or go through with it."

"Either do not attempt at all or go through with it."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Resolve, Commitment, Determination, Action

33

"They do injury to the good who spares the bad."

"They do injury to the good who spares the bad."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Justice, Injury

33

"Fortune and love favor the brave."

"Fortune and love favor the brave."

Ovid, Roman Poet

33

"What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please."

"What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Man, Men, Wives

33

"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

33

"What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you."

"What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Self, Truth, Observation, Identity

33

"Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee."

"Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Friendship, Enemies, Evil, Friends, Will

33

"And now the measure of my song is done: The work has reached its end; the book is mine, None shall unwrite these words: nor angry Jove, Nor war, nor fire, nor flood, Nor venomous time that eats our lives away. Then let that morning come, as come it will, When this disguise I carry shall be no more, And all the treacherous years of life undone, And yet my name shall rise to heavenly music, The deathless music of the circling stars. As long as Rome is the Eternal City These lines shall echo from the lips of men, As long as poetry speaks truth on earth, That immortality is mine to wear."

"And now the measure of my song is done: The work has reached its end; the book is mine, None shall unwrite these words: nor angry Jove, Nor war, nor fire, nor flood, Nor venomous time that eats our lives away. Then let that morning come, as come it will, When this disguise I carry shall be no more, And all the treacherous years of life undone, And yet my name shall rise to heavenly music, The deathless music of the circling stars. As long as Rome is the Eternal City These lines shall echo from the lips of men, As long as poetry speaks truth on earth, That immortality is mine to wear."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Immortality, Legacy, Poetry, Eternity

33

"One who's our friend is fond of us one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend."

"One who's our friend is fond of us one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Friendship, Affection, Connection, Understanding

33

"We all have a responsibility with the words we post on the internet. If you wouldn't want your mother, daughter, sister or friend to read it, don't post it."

"We all have a responsibility with the words we post on the internet. If you wouldn't want your mother, daughter, sister or friend to read it, don't post it."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Ethics, Responsibility, Social Media, Respect

33

"What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?"

"What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?"

Pontius Pilate, Roman Politician

33

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