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Quotes by Roman Authors
"It is not death we fear but the thought of it."
"One should count each day a separate life."
"Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue."
"Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life."
"What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?"
"If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed."
"It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory."
"Don't settle for living mediocre. Focus on all the positive and embrace it. Ignore the negative and be thankful for every single day."
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory."
"Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment."
"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."
"The verdict of the world is conclusive."
"Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war."
"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them."
"To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man."
"There's one blessing only the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self."
"What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us."
"Even though men and women are different in our thinking, we all share the need and desire for compassion, compliments, and companionship."
"God has already equipped you with the skills you need to achieve your dreams. If you just try, work hard, take control of your destiny, remain true to yourself and believe it is possible, you will have unlimited power to achieve the impossible."
"Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes."
"He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility."
"For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?"
"Amintirea plăcerilor este mai durabilă și mai de încredere decât prezența lor.”
"There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with."
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