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Quotes by Roman Authors


"You shall be told what pleased me to-day in the writings ofHecato; it is these words: "What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." That wasindeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone. You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind."


"Often the contempt of vainglory becomes a source of even more vainglory, for it is not being scorned when the contempt is something one is proud of."

"Social media is your platform to build a unique fan base while you express yourself exactly how you see yourself. Build wisely."

"At the end of the day, we all live in this world together and to practice bringing peace onto social media is a huge step into bringing peace into our world."

"Be positive. Stay happy and don't let the negativity of the world get you down."

"You have the power to strip away many superfluous troubles located wholly in your judgement, and to possess a large room for yourself embracing in thought the whole cosmos, to consider everlasting time, to think of the rapid change in the parts of each thing, of how short it is from birth until dissolution, and how the void before birth and that after dissolution are equally infinite."

"And in the case of superior things like stars, we discover a kind of unity in separation. The higher we rise on the scale of being, the easier it is to discern a connection even among things separated by vast distances."

"There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it."

"Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them. Make it known to your friends and family that you love them."


"Indulge the body just so far as suffices for good health. It needs to be treated somewhat strictly to prevent it from being disobedient to the spirit. Your food should appease your hunger, your drink quench your thirst, your clothing keep out the cold, your house be a protection against inclement weather."

"Your breakthrough is on the way. Don't be discouraged if things are not working out right now. God is working it all out behind the scenes. It may not come when you want, but trust that it will be right on time, because our God is an on time God."


"He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule."

"Let them know a real man who lives as he was meant to live."

"To live each day as though one's last never flustered never apathetic never attitudinizing-here is perfection of character."

"You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot."

"Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money."


"A sense of Deity is inscribed on every heart. Nay, even idolatry is ample evidence of this fact."

"Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them."


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


"Most powerful is he who has himself in his power."

"You become what you digest into your spirit. Whatever you think about, focus on, read about, talk about, you're going to attract more of into your life. Make sure they're all positive."


"A great step toward independence is a good-humoured stomach."

"Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so."

"Speak Life:You are loved.You have purpose.You are a masterpiece.You are wonderfully made.God has a great plan for you."

"For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason."

"And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last."

"How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks."

"Without a purpose nothing should be done."
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