Quotes by roman authors

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

Greater things are believed of those who are absent. Tacitus

Those Absent Greater Who Believed Things

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense. Terence

Clever Sense Common Grand Common Sense Thing

Extreme law is often extreme injustice. Terence

Injustice Law Extreme Often

Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up. Terence

Time Great Beginning Bad Sprung Up Friendships Many

How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for. Terence

Hope Dared Mere How Occur Often Which Even Things Chance

There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right. Terence

Men Wrong Demand Days Make Who Appear Right

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong. Terence

Nowadays Those Wrong Make Rewarded Who Appear Right

Of my friends I am the only one left. Terence

Only Am Left Friends

This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess. Terence

Life Valuable Consider Excess Principle Thing

Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache. Tertullian

Achieve Argument Nothing About Headache Scripture

The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?' Tertullian

You Live Living Other Complaint Earning Way Harsh Reply Usual

Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not. Tertullian

Those Easily Kinds See Combined Blindness Really Who Appear Two

He is a man, who is to be a man, the fruit is always present in the seed. Tertullian

Life Man Fruit Be A Man Seed He Always Who Present

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. Virgil

Fear Gifts Greeks Even Bring

Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings with joy. Virgil

Day Joy Remember Shall Come Perhaps May Sufferings

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground. Virgil

He Like Rock His Sea Ground Stands

They succeed, because they think they can. Virgil

Success Think Because Succeed

Perhaps even these things, one day, will be pleasing to remember. Virgil

Day Remember Will Pleasing One Day Perhaps Even Things

None but himself can be his parallel. Virgil

Parallel Himself None His

Their rage supplies them with weapons. Virgil

Rage Weapons Supplies Them