Quotes by roman authors

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. Quintilian

Experience Valuable Everything More Almost Almost Everything Precept Than

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much. Quintilian

Too Much Too Laugh Purchased Costs Propriety Expense Much

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide. Quintilian

Reading Our Minds Must Rather Than Form Deep Wide

The Son of God became man so that we might become God. Athanasius

God Religion Man Son Become Became Might

Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds. Athanasius

Life Mind First Own Approach Must Similarly Sacred Writers Cleanse Wishes Understand Saints His Anyone Who Deeds Copying

Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young. Augustus

Man Old Men Young He Hear Young Men Old Man Old Men Whom

Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior. Boethius

Music Behavior Our Part Either Us

The whole world is a man's birthplace. Caecilius Statius

Man World Birthplace Whole

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven. Charles V

Endeavor Citadel Invade Over Heaven Conscience

Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball. Charles V

Me Struck Emperor Name Who Ever

No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing. Claudius

Miserable Nothing Everything Wills More No-One Than Person Who

To do no evil is good, to intend none better. Claudius

Good Better Evil None Intend

So that he seemed to depart not from life, but from one home to another. Cornelius Nepos

Life Home Seemed He Another Depart

Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for his active spirit to work upon. Flavius Josephus

Work Man Active Spirit Proper Soon Materials His Found Now

I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding. Flavius Josephus

Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have. Flavius Josephus

Great Righteousness Father Reputation City Only Eminent Higher Had Nobility Greatest Greatest City His Account Now Jerusalem

Yet did that Antiochus, who was also called Dionysius, become an origin of troubles again. Flavius Josephus

Become Troubles Also Did Again Who Origin

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement. Horace

Truth Art Great Achievement Book Liar Nothing Great Art Say Something Writes Like Call Makes None However Less Whole

O imitators, you slavish herd! Horace

You Herd Imitators Slavish

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious. Horace

Sad Happy People Busy Thinking Careless Industrious Quick Dislike

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you. Horace

You Passion Will Subdue Your

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger. Horace

Anger Words Men Out Lawyers Hire Who

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born. Horace

Will Mountains Born Silly Go Labour Mouse Little

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire. Horace

Fire Neighbor Concern Wall Your