Quotes by Roman/Rome authors (page 18)

"So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds"

"Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril"

"Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant"

Lucretius, Poet

"Life is one long struggle in the dark"

Lucretius, Poet

"It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind"

Lucretius, Poet

"In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers"

Lucretius, Poet

"From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers"

Lucretius, Poet

"From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers"

Lucretius, Poet

"Constant dripping hollows out a stone"

Lucretius, Poet

"And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all"

Lucretius, Poet

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

Tacitus, Historian

"It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt"

Tacitus, Historian

"Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it"

Tacitus, Historian

"Custom adapts itself to expediency"

Tacitus, Historian

"Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate"

Sallust, Historian

"In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural"

Sallust, Historian

"In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense"

Sallust, Historian

"He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing"

Sallust, Historian

"Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits"

Sallust, Historian

"Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act"

Sallust, Historian

"All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity"

Sallust, Historian

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

Tacitus, Historian

"Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself"

Sallust, Historian

"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue"

Sallust, Historian

"Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty"

Saint Augustine, Saint

"O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet"

Saint Augustine, Saint

"Love is the beauty of the soul"

Saint Augustine, Saint

"Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee"

Tacitus, Historian

"Things forbidden have a secret charm"

Tacitus, Historian

"Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir"

Tacitus, Historian

"Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader"

Tacitus, Historian

"Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor"

Tacitus, Historian

"Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop"

Tacitus, Historian

"It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured"

Tacitus, Historian

"Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin"

Tacitus, Historian

"All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end"

Tacitus, Historian

"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, Historian

"A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man"

Tacitus, Historian

"Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty"

Tacitus, Historian

"In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous"

Tacitus, Historian

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