Quotes by roman authors

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also. Julius Caesar

Wish Believe Think Imagination Others Ourselves Also Readily Imagine

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. Marcus Aurelius

Man Value Rest Men Own Every Sets Others More Himself Opinions How His Wondered Than Often Loves Less Every Man

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff. Marcus Tullius Cicero

You Argument Abuse Basis

Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius

Yourself Confine Present

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths. Julius Caesar

Before Cowards Deaths Times Die Many Actual

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. Marcus Aurelius

Man Ambition Other Way Higher Noble Idea Himself Vulgar Than Estimates Which Mean Lower Produces Aspiration Compares

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected. Julius Caesar

Disturbed Something No-One He Brave Unexpected

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it. Julius Caesar

You Law Power Other Must Cases Seize Observe Break

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Happiness Friendship Grief Joy Our Misery Dividing Improves Doubling

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome. Julius Caesar

First Rather Had Than Rome Village Second

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Anger Hurtful Restrained More Frequently Than Us Injury

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Forgiveness Great Angry Soul Enemies Manly Nothing Believe Think Ought Our Those Noble Clearly Clemency Readiness Praiseworthy Forgive Listen Us Who Shows Let Us

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. Seneca

Opportunity Luck Preparation Meets Where

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death. Julius Caesar

Love Death Fear Honor I Love More Name Than

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. Tacitus

Truth Truth Is Delay Haste Uncertainty Inspection Falsehood Confirmed

It is quality rather than quantity that matters. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Quality Brainy Matters Rather Quantity Than

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. Marcus Tullius Cicero

You Before Born Remain Always Occurred Were Child Ignorant

It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be. Virgil

Sheep Wolf Troubles Never How May Many

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Difficult Dare Because Things