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Quotes by Roman Authors

"Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature."

"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."

"Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you."

"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."

"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."

"Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"No untroubled day has ever dawned for me."

"While we are postponing, life speeds by."

"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."

"Believe me if you consult philosophy she will persuade you not to lit so long at your counting desk."

"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."

"Tweet others the way you want to be tweeted."

"To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy."

"Social Media begins with a story - your story."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Every good man resists others in those points in which he resists himself."
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