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Quotes by Roman Authors

"Valor is superior to number."

"Valor is superior to number."

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roman Writer

Expectation, Valor

6

"A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all."

"A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

6

"Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow."

"Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Virtue, Glory, Shadow

6

"Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended."

"Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

6

"Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many."

"Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

Appearance, First

6

"Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks."

"Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks."

Ovid, Roman Poet

6

"When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness."

"When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness."

Ausonius, Roman Poet

Self-control, Deed, Respect

6

"Life, if well lived, is long enough."

"Life, if well lived, is long enough."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

6

"Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune."

"Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Change, Men, Fortune, Nothing

6

"All art is but imitation of nature."

"All art is but imitation of nature."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Nature, Art, Imitation

6

"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?"

"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?"

Tertullian, Roman Author

Religion, Athens

6

"Practice is the best of all instructors."

"Practice is the best of all instructors."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

6

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

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

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

6

"Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising."

"Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Life, Men, Death, Delay

6

"We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty."

"We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Life, Difficulty

6

"A friend is, as it were, a second self."

"A friend is, as it were, a second self."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Friendship, Friend, Self

6

"Of my friends I am the only one left."

"Of my friends I am the only one left."

Terence, Roman Writer

Friendship, Friends

6

"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm."

"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Reflection, Sea

6

"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Change, Food, Appetite, Variety

6

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

Cato, Roman Statesman

6

"You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long."

"You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

6

"Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today."

"Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Expectation, Anticipation, Living, Today, Tomorrow

6

"For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God."

"For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God."

Lactantius, Roman Author

6

"The first reaction to truth is hatred."

"The first reaction to truth is hatred."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Truth, First, Hatred

6

"No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone."

"No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Fortitude, Misfortune, Right

6

"For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor."

"For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Destruction, Dumb, Gifts, Man

6

"This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions."

"This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

History, Actions, Eyes

5

"Take care that no one hates you justly."

"Take care that no one hates you justly."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

5

"Like fragile ice anger passes away in time."

"Like fragile ice anger passes away in time."

Ovid, Roman Poet

5

"The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public."

"The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public."

Junius, Roman Satirist

Injustice, Public, Service

5

"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church."

"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Church, Blood, Martyrs

5

"He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long."

"He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long."

Horace, Roman Poet

5

"It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity."

"It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Genius, Maturity

5

"The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture."

"The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Man, Partnership, Poor

5

"Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself."

"Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

5

"The humble are in danger when those in power disagree."

"The humble are in danger when those in power disagree."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

5

"Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands."

"Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

5

"For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God."

"For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God."

Lactantius, Roman Author

God, Power, Gods, Being

5

"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances."

"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Adversity, Circumstances, Man, Mind

5

"Fate will find a way."

"Fate will find a way."

Virgil, Roman Poet

5

"Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised."

"Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Service, State, Words

5

"It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others."

"It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Wisdom, Caution

5

"It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny."

"It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

5

"He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound."

"He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Love, Health, Gods, Senses

5

"Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance."

"Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Society, Endurance, Fortune, May

5

"Each day is the scholar of yesterday."

"Each day is the scholar of yesterday."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Learning, Day, Yesterday

5

"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."

"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

5

"Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money."

"Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Money, God, Nothing

5

"Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own."

"Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own."

Terence, Roman Writer

Nature, Men, Humannature

5

"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments."

"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Life, Accomplishments, Years

5

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