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Quotes by Roman Authors

"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."

"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."

Sallust, Roman Historian

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"God is best known in not knowing him."

"God is best known in not knowing him."

Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman Theologian

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"O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!"

"O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!"

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"It is only the ignorant who despise education."

"It is only the ignorant who despise education."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

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"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."

"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

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"They are so knowing, that they know nothing."

"They are so knowing, that they know nothing."

Terence, Roman Writer

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"I criticize by creation - not by finding fault."

"I criticize by creation - not by finding fault."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Creation, Fault

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"It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake."

"It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake."

Junius, Roman Satirist

Design, Mistake, Right, Wrong

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"We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exact observance of discipline in their camps, and unwearied cultivation of the other arts of war."

"We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exact observance of discipline in their camps, and unwearied cultivation of the other arts of war."

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roman Writer

War, Discipline, Cause, Conquest

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"Hatred is inveterate anger."

"Hatred is inveterate anger."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"You must spend money to make money."

"You must spend money to make money."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

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"When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."

"When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

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"In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty."

"In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty."

Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman Theologian

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"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

Certainty, Nothing

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"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor."

"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

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"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Happiness, Life, Nature, Quality

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"Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh."

"Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Death, Mind, Senses, Service

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"Too much liberty corrupts us all."

"Too much liberty corrupts us all."

Terence, Roman Writer

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"For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set."

"For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

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"What each man feared would happen to himself, did not trouble him when he saw that it would ruin another."

"What each man feared would happen to himself, did not trouble him when he saw that it would ruin another."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Man, Ruin, Trouble

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"Pain forces even the innocent to lie."

"Pain forces even the innocent to lie."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

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"No obligation to do the impossible is binding."

"No obligation to do the impossible is binding."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not."

"Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not."

Terence, Roman Writer

Wealth, Blessings, Mind, Value

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"All things deteriorate in time."

"All things deteriorate in time."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense."

"He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

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"Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men."

"Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men."

Quintus Ennius, Roman Poet

Man, Men, Mourning

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"We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs."

"We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

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"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Death, Fear, Beginning, Man

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"The master's eye is the best fertilizer."

"The master's eye is the best fertilizer."

Gaius Plinius Secondus, Roman Author

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"Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so."

"Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so."

Boethius, Roman Philosopher

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"If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong."

"If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong."

Virgil, Roman Poet

God, Race, Right, Wrong

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"While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost."

"While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

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"But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in every part."

"But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in every part."

Lactantius, Roman Author

God, Excellence, Mind

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"Where there are friends there is wealth."

"Where there are friends there is wealth."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Friendship, Wealth, Friends

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"The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice."

"The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Inspirational, God, Inspiration, Being, Voice

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"Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master."

"Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Man, Men, Desire, Liberty

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"Every man makes a god of his own desire."

"Every man makes a god of his own desire."

Virgil, Roman Poet

God, Desire, Man

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"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."

"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

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"Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes."

"Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them."

"The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Persistence, Favors

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"Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired."

"Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired."

Aurelius Prudentius, Roman Poet

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"I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome."

"I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Leadership, First, Rome

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"Where there's life, there's hope."

"Where there's life, there's hope."

Terence, Roman Writer

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"To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen."

"To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen."

Quintus Ennius, Roman Poet

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"Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues."

"Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Ambition, Cause, Vice

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"It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty."

"It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty."

Juvenal, Roman Poet

Man, Men, Poverty

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"As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone."

"As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Family, Fathers, Parents

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"Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice."

"Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice."

Lactantius, Roman Author

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"Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship."

"Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship."

Lucan, Roman Poet

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"They do injury to the good who spares the bad."

"They do injury to the good who spares the bad."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Justice, Injury

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