Quotes by Roman authors

Invite to Roman Quotes, the ultimate resource for all things related to the old Roman globe. Below you will certainly discover a collection of quotes from several of the most significant figures in Roman background, consisting of Julius Caesar, Cicero, and also Augustus. Whether you are seeking motivation, wisdom, or simply a little enjoyable, you will find it below. Discover our collection of quotes as well as discover the classic wisdom of the Roman Empire.
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Small: The more laws, the less justice
Cicero
"The more laws, the less justice"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Advice in old age is foolish for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the near
Cicero
"Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: A man should be upright, not be kept upright
Marcus Aurelius
"A man should be upright, not be kept upright"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living
Cicero
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Take rest a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop
Ovid
"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop"
Ovid, Poet
Small: Each day provides its own gifts
Marcus Aurelius
"Each day provides its own gifts"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: What is food to one man is bitter poison to others
"What is food to one man is bitter poison to others"
Lucretius, Poet
Small: No man was ever wise by chance
Seneca
"No man was ever wise by chance"
Seneca, Philosopher
Small: When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff
Cicero
"When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk
Seneca the Younger
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: There is no such thing as pure pleasure some anxiety always goes with it
Ovid
"There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it"
Ovid, Poet
Small: Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance
Virgil
"Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance"
Virgil, Writer
Small: Dont think, just do
Horace
"Don't think, just do"
Horace, Poet
Small: We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory
Cicero
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own
Cicero
"It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it
Seneca the Younger
"Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: Crime when it succeeds is called virtue
Seneca the Younger
"Crime when it succeeds is called virtue"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: Every man is the architect of his own fortune
Sallust
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune"
Sallust, Historian
Small: Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends
Cicero
"Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love
Ovid
"If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love"
Ovid, Poet
Small: The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove
Juvenal
"Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove"
Juvenal, Poet
Small: Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
"Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline"
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Writer
Small: Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody
Seneca the Younger
"Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing
Seneca the Younger
"Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts therefore guard accordingly
Marcus Aurelius
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: You can learn from anyone even your enemy
Ovid
"You can learn from anyone even your enemy"
Ovid, Poet
Small: Endure and persist this pain will turn to good by and by
Ovid
"Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by"
Ovid, Poet
Small: They can because they think they can
Virgil
"They can because they think they can"
Virgil, Writer
Small: I am a man, I consider nothing that is human alien to me
Terence
"I am a man, I consider nothing that is human alien to me"
Terence, Playwright
Small: Nothing is said that has not been said before
Terence
"Nothing is said that has not been said before"
Terence, Playwright
Small: To do no evil is good, to intend none better
Claudius
"To do no evil is good, to intend none better"
Claudius, Leader
Small: Live as brave men and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts
Cicero
"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Their silence is praise enough
Terence
"Their silence is praise enough"
Terence, Playwright
Small: Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life
Seneca
"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life"
Seneca, Philosopher
Small: Men freely believe that which they desire
Julius Caesar
"Men freely believe that which they desire"
Julius Caesar, Leader
Small: There are more men ennobled by study than by nature
Cicero
"There are more men ennobled by study than by nature"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured
Cicero
"The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak
Cicero
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: The wish for healing has always been half of health
Seneca the Younger
"The wish for healing has always been half of health"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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