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Quotes by Roman Authors
"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
"When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you."
"That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees."
"We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers."
"Avoid any specific discussion of public policy at public meetings."
"Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be."
"Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?"
"A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage."
"On Epicurus; He says: "Contended poverty is an honourable estate." Indeed, if it is contented, it is not poverty at all. It is not the man who has little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
"What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk."
"It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another."
"Think about every good thing in your life right now. Free yourself of worrying. Let go of the anxiety, breathe. Stay positive, all is well."
"A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth."
"Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live."
"When it happens that I am more moved by the song than the thing which is sung, I confess that I sin in a manner deserving punishment."
"As the yellow gold is tried in fire so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity."
"That which has died falls not out of the universe. If it stays here, it also changes here, and is dissolved into its proper parts, which are elements of the universe and of thyself. And these too change, and they murmur not"."
"There are many going afar to marvel at the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the long courses of great rivers, the vastness of the ocean, the movements of the stars, yet they leave themselves unnoticed!"
"Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the change, be the difference, or be the inspiration. Shine your light as an example. The world needs more of that."
"Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things human and divine conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection."
"True inner righteousness does not judge according to custom but by the measure of the most perfect law of God Almighty by which the mores of various places and times were adapted to those places and times."
"A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others."
"Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely."
"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it."
"Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective."
"What need of prompt or hint when it is open to yourself to discern what needs to be done - and, if you can see your way, to follow it with kind but undeviating intent. If you cannot see the way, hold back and consult your best advisors. if some other factors obstruct this advice, proceed on your present resources, but with cautious deliberations, keeping always to what seems just. Justice is the best aim, as any failure is in fact a failure of justice.A man following reason in all things combines relaxation with initiative, spark with composure."
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