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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. Pliny the Elder
Good Lose Reputation Good Reputation More Shameful Generally Never Than Acquired Much
Truth comes out in wine. Pliny the Elder
Truth Wine Out
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. Pliny the Elder
Wealth Lust Possess Totally Seems Rather Seized Than Avarice Them Mankind
It is better to learn late than never. Publilius Syrus
Education Better Late Never Learn Than
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest. Publilius Syrus
Wisdom You Wish Highest Reach Begin Lowest
They do injury to the good who spares the bad. Publilius Syrus
Good Bad Spares Who Injury
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. Sallust
Good Honesty Money King Good Deeds Soldiers Neither Only Merit Nor Won Friends Deeds Defend
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. Sallust
Yourself Possible Talk Little Much
We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing. Seneca
Reflect Nothing Pleasant Never How Ask
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. Tacitus
Ruin Unless Tempered Generosity Leads Due Moderation Candor
No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor. Tacitus
Would Ability Never Had No-One He Emperor Been His Doubted Reign
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
Best Good History Enemies Will Evil Assured Those Thou Worst Thy Friends Done Thee Who Whom
Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love. Terence
Love Renewal Quarrels Lovers
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
Mind Value Those Know Blessings How Get Curses Them Riches Use Who
Fear is the foundation of safety. Tertullian
Fear Safety Foundation
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing. Tertullian
Freedom You Nothing Out Parcel Pieces Because Cannot
Want of pluck shows want of blood. Virgil
Pluck Blood Want Shows
What each man feared would happen to himself, did not trouble him when he saw that it would ruin another. Virgil
Man Trouble Ruin Saw Would Feared He Him Himself Another Did Happen Each Each Man
Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God. Athanasius
God Know Redeemer Than Cannot Less Jesus
If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not despond. Ausonius
Wisdom You Favors She Elated Fortune
If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good? Boethius
God Good Evils Cometh Any Whence Proceed Many
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better. Claudius
Good Better Evil Wish Nothing
Peace is obtained by war. Cornelius Nepos
War Peace Obtained
We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. Horace
Life Happy World Happy Life Satisfied Guest Say Find Rarely He Retire Like Content His Anyone Who Lived
Anger is a short madness. Horace
Anger Madness Short
In adversity remember to keep an even mind. Horace
Adversity Remember Mind Even Keep
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