Quotes by roman authors

More law, less justice. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Justice Law More Less

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. Marcus Aurelius

Anger Consequences More How How Much Causes Than Grievous Much

Where there is unity there is always victory. Publilius Syrus

Victory Unity Always Where

Poverty is the mother of crime. Marcus Aurelius

Mother Crime Poverty

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Opportunity Matter Luck Preparation Meeting

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

War Adversity Men Soldiers Triumph Brave Brave Men Brave Soldiers Just Rejoice

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Business Wind Favorable Know Does Sailing Which Port

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius

Good Nature Bees Cannot Which

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Wisdom Walk More Higher Placed Should Humbly

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne. Marcus Aurelius

Good Thinking Honey Others Ought Runs Borne Horse Bears Simply Without Makes Bee After Grapes Season Vine

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. Marcus Aurelius

Great Man Worth Ambition Greater His Than

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Wise Experience Stupid Minds Brute Instinct Instructed Average Reason Necessity

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Tool Killer Never Hand Anybody Sword

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Birthday Gift Consists Given Giver Doer Done Intention

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Heights Road Leads Greatness Rough Rough Road

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius

Time Events Strong Will Too Sight Brought River Takes Sooner Sort Another Passing Than Current Place Swept Away Thing

The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Marcus Aurelius

Life Transformation Universe Opinion

Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many. Phaedrus

First Seem First Appearance Always Deceives Many Appearance Things

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. Marcus Aurelius

Nature Change Nothing Else Delight Loss

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Fool Quality Own Others Faults Perceive His Forget Peculiar

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Life Friendship You True Friend World Sun More Take True Like Robbing Friend Left Than Esteemed Sweetness Away

I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar

Saw Came Conquered