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Quotes by Roman Authors

"You are not the mind itself. For You are the Lord God of the mind. All these things are liable to change, but You remain immutable above all things."

"You are not the mind itself. For You are the Lord God of the mind. All these things are liable to change, but You remain immutable above all things."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Philosophy, Mind, Spiritual, Truth, Awareness

33

"All art is but imitation of nature."

"All art is but imitation of nature."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Nature, Art, Imitation

33

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Anger, Delay, Statesman

33

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

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

Virgil, Roman Poet

33

"The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger."

"The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Anger, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

33

"A man's as miserable as he thinks he is."

"A man's as miserable as he thinks he is."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Man, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

33

"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

33

"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

33

"The story is told of yourself."

"The story is told of yourself."

Horace, Roman Poet

Creativity, Storytelling, Identity, Self, Life

33

"It is fortune not wisdom that rules man's life."

"It is fortune not wisdom that rules man's life."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Luck, Fortune, Chance, Fate, Power

33

"No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him."

"No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Prudence, Survival, Detachment, Realism

33

"The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer."

"The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

33

"For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all."

"For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Living, Right, Teachers

33

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell."

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Religion, Christianity, Mathematics, Warning, Spirit

33

"He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched."

"He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Love, Loss, Despair, Emotion

33

"Quidquid praecipies, esto brevis.(Whatever advice you give, be brief.)"

"Quidquid praecipies, esto brevis.(Whatever advice you give, be brief.)"

Horace, Roman Poet

Brevity, Advice, Wisdom, Clarity

33

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Character, Virtue, Contemplation, Mind

33

"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

33

"Can human folly harbour a more arrogant or ungrateful thought than the notion that whereas God makes man beautiful in body, man makes himself pure in heart?"

"Can human folly harbour a more arrogant or ungrateful thought than the notion that whereas God makes man beautiful in body, man makes himself pure in heart?"

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Philosophy, Folly, Humility, Truth, Reflection

33

"You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone."

"You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Peace, Opinion, Control, Mind

33

"A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue."

"A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

33

"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind."

"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Man, Right, Wind

33

"Courage is the virtue which champions the cause of right."

"Courage is the virtue which champions the cause of right."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Virtue, Courage, Ethics, Strength

33

"It was pride that changed angels into devils, it is humility that makes men as angels."

"It was pride that changed angels into devils, it is humility that makes men as angels."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Morality, Pride, Humility, Change, Angels

33

"Truth comes out in wine."

"Truth comes out in wine."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

33

"Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself."

"Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself."

Ausonius, Roman Poet

32

"It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity."

"It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Genius, Maturity

32

"When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus."

"When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Woman, Women, Temple, Hair, Military

32

"Fear is proof of a degenerate mind."

"Fear is proof of a degenerate mind."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Fear, Mind, Proof

32

"What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct."

"What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Instinct, Now, Reason

32

"The foremost art of kings is the power to endure hatred."

"The foremost art of kings is the power to endure hatred."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Royalty, Power, Hatred, Endurance, Strength

32

"Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses."

"Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses."

Cato, Roman Statesman

32

"For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set."

"For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

32

"The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom."

"The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

Freedom, Old, Sweetness

32

"Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues."

"Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

32

"Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune."

"Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Fear, Fortune, Future, Present

32

"During war, the laws are silent."

"During war, the laws are silent."

Quintus Tullius Cicero, Roman Soldier

32

"In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept."

"In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

32

"For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes."

"For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

Woman, Women, Eyes, Tears

32

"While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it."

"While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

32

"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

32

"It is annoying to be honest to no purpose."

"It is annoying to be honest to no purpose."

Ovid, Roman Poet

32

"Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer."

"Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Friendship, Men, Friend, Absence

32

"Funny how we do not realize the true value and legacy of a living icon until they suddenly pass away. Truth is, there are many living legends among us, we just do not stop and take time to notice their worth until it's too late."

"Funny how we do not realize the true value and legacy of a living icon until they suddenly pass away. Truth is, there are many living legends among us, we just do not stop and take time to notice their worth until it's too late."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Legacy, Values, Truth, Awareness

32

"If we let things terrify us life will not be worth living."

"If we let things terrify us life will not be worth living."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Courage, Fear, Life, Overcoming

32

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

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

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

32

"A man's as miserable as he thinks he is."

"A man's as miserable as he thinks he is."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Perception, Misery, Mind, Thought

32

"Brass shines with constant usage, a beautiful dress needs wearing,Leave a house empty, it rots."

"Brass shines with constant usage, a beautiful dress needs wearing,Leave a house empty, it rots."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Observation, Decay, Values, Time, Care

32

"There is in superstition a senseless fear of God."

"There is in superstition a senseless fear of God."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Superstition, Fear, Religion, Misunderstanding

32

"Sweet is the memory of past troubles."

"Sweet is the memory of past troubles."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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