Quotes by roman authors

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid. Publilius Syrus

You See Calamity Learn Another Which Should Avoid Ills

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit. Publilius Syrus

Indeed Habit Powerful Empire

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger. Publilius Syrus

Anger Recollection Bare

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus

Adversity Prosperity Tries Makes Friends Them

God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones. Publilius Syrus

God Clean Looks Hands Full

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty. Publilius Syrus

Man Thrifty Sordid Himself Calls Cautious Timid

The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise. Publilius Syrus

Disguise Laughter Weeping Heir

We die as often as we lose a friend. Publilius Syrus

Lose Friend Die Often

Valor is superior to number. Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Superior Valor Number

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. Sallust

Wealth Glorious Virtue Possession Glory Goes Eternal Fleeting Fragile

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve. Sallust

Mind Rule Employ Body Serve

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. Sallust

Thrive States Destroyed Smallest Greatest Discord Union

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old. Sallust

Old Sets Everything Rises Grows

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing. Sallust

Angry Anger Will Nothing He Anything

Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself. Sallust

Great Reward Seemed Great Reward Stir Up Itself Just Things

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. Sallust

Honesty Envy Distinction Methods Won Which Gained Them Toils Therefore

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised. Sallust

Words State Despised Honorable Beyond Most Rendered Go Even Services

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity. Sallust

Friendship Anger First Sentiment Every Minds Those Point Clear Opinion Offer Any Pity Dislike Should Doubtful Who

He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed. Sallust

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. Sallust

Light Ancestors Distinguished Concealment Powerful Merits Forbid Shed Either Descendants