Quotes by roman authors

Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Will Dangers Constant Contempt Them Breed Exposure

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

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

Life Given None

Ability without honor is useless. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Honor Ability Without Useless

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Difficulty Greater Glory

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Age Youth Old Old Age Prudence Belongs

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Great Orator Fluency Our Admiration Discretion Speaks Who

A letter does not blush. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Does Blush Letter

True nobility is exempt from fear. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Fear Nobility True Exempt

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Time Nature Men Destroys Speculation

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are! Marcus Tullius Cicero

You Man Wretched Know Also Because How Just Just Because

No obligation to do the impossible is binding. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Obligation Impossible Binding

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Freedom Value Possession Inestimable

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought. Marcus Tullius Cicero

You Thought Consider Honorable Dealing Said Intended Should

The good of the people is the greatest law. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Good People Law Greatest

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Men Nothing Criminal Some Some Men Short Refuse Them Might Defend

In time of war the laws are silent. Marcus Tullius Cicero

War Time Silent Laws

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Sense Preserved Liberal Laws May Intention Should Interpreted

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so. Marcus Tullius Cicero

You Nothing Say Write Even

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Me Man Sometimes Free Nothing Seem Free Man He Does Who

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time. Ovid

Time Wise Delay Other Everything Hasten Folly Proper Times

First appearance deceives many. Ovid

First First Appearance Deceives Many Appearance

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it. Ovid

Man Integrity Worth Value Increase Too Virtue Our Must Purchase Cost Only Price Never Parted Dear His The Only Thing Us Much Keep Whose Ever Thing