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Quotes by Roman Authors

"Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature."
"To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution."
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Marcus Aurelius
"To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution."
"Life is largely a matter of expectation."
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Horace
"Life is largely a matter of expectation."
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"The truth no matter how hard it is to bear, must be accepted and confronted head on because it is real. Businesses and people who accept truth soar."
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Germany Kent
"The truth no matter how hard it is to bear, must be accepted and confronted head on because it is real. Businesses and people who accept truth soar."
"Be the girl you want your daughter to be. Be the girl you want your son to date. Be classy, be smart, be real, but most importantly be nice."
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Germany Kent
"Be the girl you want your daughter to be. Be the girl you want your son to date. Be classy, be smart, be real, but most importantly be nice."
"Failure changes for the better success for the worse."
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Seneca
"Failure changes for the better success for the worse."
"Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you."
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Saint Augustine
"Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you."
"Never underestimate the power of a tweet."
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Germany Kent
"Never underestimate the power of a tweet."
"Everyday presents a new opportunity to grow and press forward to your success. Stay the course believing that where you are right now doesn't matter, as long as you are moving in the right direction."
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Germany Kent
"Everyday presents a new opportunity to grow and press forward to your success. Stay the course believing that where you are right now doesn't matter, as long as you are moving in the right direction."
"Behold, now, how foolish it is, in so great an abundance of the truest opinions which can be extracted from these words, rashly to affirm which of them Moses particularly meant; and with pernicious contentions to offend charity itself, on account of which he hath spoken all the things whose words we endeavour to explain!"
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Saint Augustine
"Behold, now, how foolish it is, in so great an abundance of the truest opinions which can be extracted from these words, rashly to affirm which of them Moses particularly meant; and with pernicious contentions to offend charity itself, on account of which he hath spoken all the things whose words we endeavour to explain!"
"Fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order."
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Seneca
"Fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order."
"Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary."
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Germany Kent
"Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary."
"Live every day as if they last."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Live every day as if they last."
"In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are."
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Ovid
"In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are."
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"Salvation: to see each thing for what it is- its nature and its purpose.To do only what is right, say only what is true, without holding back.What else could it be but to live life fully- to pay out goodnesslike the rings of a chain, without the slightest gap."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Salvation: to see each thing for what it is- its nature and its purpose.To do only what is right, say only what is true, without holding back.What else could it be but to live life fully- to pay out goodnesslike the rings of a chain, without the slightest gap."
"And do you know why we have not the power to attain this Stoic ideal? It is because we refuse to believe in our power. Nay, of a surety, there is something else which plays a part: it is because we are in love with our vices; we uphold them and prefer to make excuses for them rather than shake them off. We mortals have been endowed with sufficient strength by nature, if only we use this strength, if only we concentrate our powers and rouse them all to help us or at least not to hinder us. The reason is unwillingness, the excuse, inability."
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Seneca
"And do you know why we have not the power to attain this Stoic ideal? It is because we refuse to believe in our power. Nay, of a surety, there is something else which plays a part: it is because we are in love with our vices; we uphold them and prefer to make excuses for them rather than shake them off. We mortals have been endowed with sufficient strength by nature, if only we use this strength, if only we concentrate our powers and rouse them all to help us or at least not to hinder us. The reason is unwillingness, the excuse, inability."
"The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject... And so this knowledge will be unfolded only through long successive ages. There will come a time when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them... Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come, when memory of us will have been effaced."
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Seneca
"The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject... And so this knowledge will be unfolded only through long successive ages. There will come a time when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them... Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come, when memory of us will have been effaced."
"A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward."
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Ovid
"A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward."
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"I can't change you and you can't change me, but together we can work to change the world."
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Germany Kent
"I can't change you and you can't change me, but together we can work to change the world."
"There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage."
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Seneca
"There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage."
"No untroubled day has ever dawned for me."
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Seneca
"No untroubled day has ever dawned for me."
"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others."
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Marcus Aurelius
"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others."
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
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Horace
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
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"While we are postponing, life speeds by."
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Seneca
"While we are postponing, life speeds by."
"Everyman's life lies within the present for the past is spent and done with and the future is uncertain."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Everyman's life lies within the present for the past is spent and done with and the future is uncertain."
"Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish."
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Ovid
"Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish."
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"Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circumstance could change and you may need it."
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Germany Kent
"Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circumstance could change and you may need it."
"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."
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Germany Kent
"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."
"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."
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Seneca
"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."
"Believe me if you consult philosophy she will persuade you not to lit so long at your counting desk."
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Seneca
"Believe me if you consult philosophy she will persuade you not to lit so long at your counting desk."
"Daring is not safe against daring men."
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Ovid
"Daring is not safe against daring men."
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"The world needs more love and Twitter just figured out a way to send 'hearts all over the world'."
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Germany Kent
"The world needs more love and Twitter just figured out a way to send 'hearts all over the world'."
"There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind the scenes."
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Germany Kent
"There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind the scenes."
"Tweet others the way you want to be tweeted."
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Germany Kent
"Tweet others the way you want to be tweeted."
"Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due."
"To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy."
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Seneca
"To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy."
"Social Media begins with a story - your story."
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Germany Kent
"Social Media begins with a story - your story."
"Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are enough."
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Germany Kent
"Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are enough."
"I often marvel how it is that though each man loves himself beyond all else he should yet value his own opinion of himself less than that of others."
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Marcus Aurelius
"I often marvel how it is that though each man loves himself beyond all else he should yet value his own opinion of himself less than that of others."
"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."
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Seneca
"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."
"Ask God to use you. Ask Him to show you how you can be a blessing everywhere you go. Keep honoring Him so that others can see Him through you."
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Germany Kent
"Ask God to use you. Ask Him to show you how you can be a blessing everywhere you go. Keep honoring Him so that others can see Him through you."
"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."
"Subdue your passion or it will subdue you."
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Horace
"Subdue your passion or it will subdue you."
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"Once you have rid yourself of the affliction there, though, every change of scene will become a pleasure. You may be banished to the ends of the earth, and yet in whatever outlandish corner of the world you may find yourself stationed, you will find that place, whatever it may be like, a hospitable home. Where you arrive does not matter so much as what sort of person you are when you arrive there."
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Seneca
"Once you have rid yourself of the affliction there, though, every change of scene will become a pleasure. You may be banished to the ends of the earth, and yet in whatever outlandish corner of the world you may find yourself stationed, you will find that place, whatever it may be like, a hospitable home. Where you arrive does not matter so much as what sort of person you are when you arrive there."
"It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters."
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Seneca
"It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters."
"Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not."
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Horace
"Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not."
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"Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one."
"Never give up hope. All things are working for your good. One day, you'll look back on everything you've been through and thank God for it."
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Germany Kent
"Never give up hope. All things are working for your good. One day, you'll look back on everything you've been through and thank God for it."
"He who has great power should use it lightly."
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Seneca
"He who has great power should use it lightly."
"Every good man resists others in those points in which he resists himself."
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Saint Augustine
"Every good man resists others in those points in which he resists himself."
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