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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: 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
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Small: The more laws, the less justice
Cicero
"The more laws, the less justice"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: A man should be upright, not be kept upright
Marcus Aurelius
"A man should be upright, not be kept upright"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
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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
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Small: No man was ever wise by chance
Seneca
"No man was ever wise by chance"
Seneca, Philosopher
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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
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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
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Small: Crime when it succeeds is called virtue
Seneca the Younger
"Crime when it succeeds is called virtue"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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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
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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
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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
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Small: Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove
Juvenal
"Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove"
Juvenal, Poet
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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
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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
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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
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Small: To do no evil is good, to intend none better
Claudius
"To do no evil is good, to intend none better"
Claudius, Leader
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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
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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
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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
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Small: They can because they think they can
Virgil
"They can because they think they can"
Virgil, Writer
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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
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Small: Men freely believe that which they desire
Julius Caesar
"Men freely believe that which they desire"
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: There are more men ennobled by study than by nature
Cicero
"There are more men ennobled by study than by nature"
Cicero, Philosopher
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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
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Small: Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak
Cicero
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak"
Cicero, Philosopher
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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
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Small: If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable
Seneca the Younger
"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war
Seneca the Younger
"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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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
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Small: Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes
Virgil
"Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes"
Virgil, Writer
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Small: Their silence is praise enough
Terence
"Their silence is praise enough"
Terence, Playwright
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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
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Small: All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome
Tacitus
"All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome"
Tacitus, Historian
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Small: Every man is the architect of his own fortune
Sallust
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune"
Sallust, Historian
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Small: If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains if you pursue evil with pleasure, th
Cicero
"If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it
Seneca the Younger
"The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and n
Seneca the Younger
"Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: He has committed the crime who profits by it
Seneca the Younger
"He has committed the crime who profits by it"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: You can learn from anyone even your enemy
Ovid
"You can learn from anyone even your enemy"
Ovid, Poet
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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
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