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Quotes by Roman Authors

"Poverty is the mother of crime."

"Poverty is the mother of crime."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Family, Mother, Crime, Poverty

10

"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too."

"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

10

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

10

"A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years."

"A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

Family, Son, Mind, Respect, Years

10

"Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law."

"Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Power, Law, Liberty

10

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Religion, People

10

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Courage, Death, Love, Fear, Honor

10

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Direction, Wind

10

"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own."

"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Learning, Errors, Man

9

"Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness."

"Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Madness, Nothing

9

"It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay."

"It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

9

"Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest."

"Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest."

Sextus Propertius, Roman Poet

9

"No one can give you better advice than yourself."

"No one can give you better advice than yourself."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

9

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another."

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

9

"There is always more spirit in attack than in defence."

"There is always more spirit in attack than in defence."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

9

"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

9

"The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone."

"The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

9

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Power, Strength, Events, Mind

9

"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."

"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Forgiveness, Injury, Sense

9

"He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies."

"He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies."

Tertullian, Roman Author

9

"Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good."

"Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Endurance, Day, Sorrow, Will

9

"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."

"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Character, Force, Judgment, Reflection

9

"That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes."

"That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Knowledge, Perfection

9

"Endure the present, and watch for better things."

"Endure the present, and watch for better things."

Virgil, Roman Poet

9

"The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession."

"The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession."

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roman Writer

Knowledge, Courage, Profession

9

"It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them."

"It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them."

Tiberius, Roman Statesman

Duty, Sheep, Skin

8

"What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also."

"What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

8

"The sum of all sums is eternity."

"The sum of all sums is eternity."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

8

"All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome."

"All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

8

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop."

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop."

Ovid, Roman Poet

8

"The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression."

"The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Impression, Fault

8

"Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall."

"Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

8

"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."

"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."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Friendship, Life, Sun, Sweetness

8

"Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too."

"Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too."

Horace, Roman Poet

Travel, Darkness, Road

8

"Time, the devourer of all things."

"Time, the devourer of all things."

Ovid, Roman Poet

8

"Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly."

"Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Friendship, Friends, Praise

8

"Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires."

"Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires."

Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman Theologian

Accomplishment,

8

"It is not every question that deserves an answer."

"It is not every question that deserves an answer."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Silence, Question

8

"Everything that has a beginning comes to an end."

"Everything that has a beginning comes to an end."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

8

"Let him who desires peace prepare for war."

"Let him who desires peace prepare for war."

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roman Writer

8

"Where there is unity there is always victory."

"Where there is unity there is always victory."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

8

"When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith."

"When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith."

Junius, Roman Satirist

Faith, Absurdity, Doctrine

8

"Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected"."

"Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected"."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

7

"Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth."

"Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Art, Science, Truth, Error

7

"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."

"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Life, Living, Memory

7

"Modesty forbids what the law does not."

"Modesty forbids what the law does not."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

7

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

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

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Friendship, Time, Travel, Friends

7

"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."

"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Moderation, Excess

7

"Love in its essence is spiritual fire."

"Love in its essence is spiritual fire."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Love, Fire, Spiritual

7

"The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin."

"The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Conscience, First, Punishment, Sin

7

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