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Quotes by Roman Authors

"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

4

"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

4

"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

4

"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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"Time is the devourer of all things."

"Time is the devourer of all things."

Ovid, Roman Poet

4

"The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach."

"The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

Darkness, Measure

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"I came, I saw, God conquered."

"I came, I saw, God conquered."

Charles V, Roman Royalty

4

"Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt."

"Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt."

Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman Theologian

4

"Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay."

"Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Death, Delay, Punishment

4

"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."

"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

4

"Powerful indeed is the empire of habit."

"Powerful indeed is the empire of habit."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

4

"So many men, so many opinions."

"So many men, so many opinions."

Terence, Roman Writer

Man, Men, Opinions

4

"He who lives in solitude may make his own laws."

"He who lives in solitude may make his own laws."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Independence, Laws, May, Solitude

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"Perhaps even these things, one day, will be pleasing to remember."

"Perhaps even these things, one day, will be pleasing to remember."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Personal, Day, Will

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"You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time."

"You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time."

Terence, Roman Writer

Time, Chance, Man

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"How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for."

"How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for."

Terence, Roman Writer

4

"It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much."

"It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Debt, Man, Nobility

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"Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not."

"Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Ignorance, Blindness

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"A mouse does not rely on just one hole."

"A mouse does not rely on just one hole."

Plautus, Roman Playwright

4

"Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage."

"Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Silence, Fool, Tongue, Will

4

"Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader."

"Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Leadership, Leader, Judgment, Reason

4

"Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure."

"Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Precedent, Measure

4

"The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself."

"The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

4

"It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for saying that Jupiter obtained the kingdom of heaven, because Olympus is the common name both of the mountain and of heaven."

"It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for saying that Jupiter obtained the kingdom of heaven, because Olympus is the common name both of the mountain and of heaven."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Heaven, May, Name, Poets

4

"Art thou the King of the Jews?"

"Art thou the King of the Jews?"

Pontius Pilate, Roman Politician

4

"Without natural gifts technical rules are useless."

"Without natural gifts technical rules are useless."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Knowledge, Gifts, Rules

4

"If something is difficult for you to accomplish, do not then think it impossible for any human being; rather, if it is humanly possible and corresponds to human nature, know that it is attainable by you as well."

"If something is difficult for you to accomplish, do not then think it impossible for any human being; rather, if it is humanly possible and corresponds to human nature, know that it is attainable by you as well."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Motivation, Possibility, Determination, Human, Effort

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"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

War, Causes, Events, Importance

4

"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason."

"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Anger, Man, Reason

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"What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?"

"What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?"

Pontius Pilate, Roman Politician

Christian, Christ

4

"Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."

"Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Education, Virtue, Ability, Glory

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"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it."

"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Resentment, May

4

"Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces."

"Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Destiny, Power, War, Fortune

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"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty."

"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

4

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone."

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone."

Horace, Roman Poet

4

"Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back."

"Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Courage, Fear, Valor

4

"The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth."

"The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Earth, Faces, Fortune, Heaven

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"All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them."

"All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Humanity, Teaching, Acceptance, Truth

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"The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their exploits with the highest praises, yet very frequently confess that all things are held together and governed by one spirit or mind."

"The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their exploits with the highest praises, yet very frequently confess that all things are held together and governed by one spirit or mind."

Lactantius, Roman Author

God, Gods, Mind, Poems, Poets

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"The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing."

"The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Perception, Eyes, Mind

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"Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed."

"Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

Truth, Difficulties

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"In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art."

"In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Art, Action, Being, May

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"God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones."

"God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

4

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Character, Virtue, Contemplation, Mind

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"Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it."

"Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Health, Life, Soul

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"Nothing's beautiful from every point of view."

"Nothing's beautiful from every point of view."

Horace, Roman Poet

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"It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit."

"It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit."

Horace, Roman Poet

Man, Merit, Parents

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