Quotes by roman authors

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds. Livy

Crime Rational Grounds Ever Defended

Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls. Lucan

Wounds Civil

Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort. Lucan

Loyalty Those Impatient Throne Share Dominion Who Ever Among

No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Life Man Willing He True Ready Taste Quit Who

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Life Health Soul Fade Without Which

Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Law Prohibit Restrain Shame Does May

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Science Yourself Other Strive Some About Give Entirely Remarkable Clear Talent Devote Make Up Branch Get Toil Notions Shun

No one is laughable who laughs at himself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Laughable Laughs No-One Himself Who

Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Work God Nothing Everywhere Void Himself His Full

The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Man Liberty Old Approach Makes Brave Old Man Even

When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

People Envy Think Over Said Dumb Dumb People

It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Better Nothing Know Course Than Useless Things

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Battle Party Settled Unless One Party Quarrel Quickly Deserted Two

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Best Anger Antidote

Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

God Nature Fate Names Call Fortune

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Strong Only True Praise False Often Lowly Even

Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Happiness Wisdom Good Great Needs Man Be Happy Happy Will Master Nothing Other He Powerful Himself Within Forever Than

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Care Long Enough Our Should Lived

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Great Grief Sympathy Put Does End Itself

A great mind becomes a great fortune. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Great Mind Great Mind Becomes Fortune