Quotes by roman authors

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Character Man Water Fire Down Once Unmoved Out Vanishes Threats Purest Brought Thrown Put Over Also Himself False Accusation Heaven Against Sea Standing Boils

While we teach, we learn. Seneca

Learn While Teach

Love conquers all. Virgil

Love Conquers

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cause Orator Weak Vehement Most

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Know Am Confess Ashamed Ignorant

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Memory Guardian All Things Things Treasury

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Best Peace Calm Ought Pursuit Tranquil Even Things

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth. Phaedrus

Truth Speak Fraud Shameful After Whoever Even Believed Ever Ever After

Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith. Ignatius of Antioch

Thankful God Faith You Together Satan Destruction Thanks Unity Aims Destroyed Give Take He Come Powers Frequently Praise His Same Often Place Which Heed Forth Then Your Show Assemble

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Madness Evil Before Nothing Wretched Foolish Misfortunes Anticipate Expecting

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Difficult Dare Venture Because Things

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Truth Be Happy Happy Lying Ways Has-Been Lied Outside No-One Thrust Been Being Being Lied To Realm Who Pale Two

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also. Marcus Aurelius

Strength Man Own Believe Assume Beyond Also Powers Because Within Province Task Unequal Anything Your Compass

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. Marcus Aurelius

Work Finished Half Thou Wilt Remain Still Begin Again

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Marcus Aurelius

Character Thoughts Soul Mind Will Habitual Also Dyed Your

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. Marcus Aurelius

Death Nature Birth Secret Like

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Wisdom Good Good And Evil Evil Between Discriminate Function

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Knowledge Prefer Ignorant

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Good You Evil Pleasure Pursue Remains Passes Labor Away

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop. Ovid

Beautiful Rest Field Rested Crop Gives Take

Time flies never to be recalled. Virgil

Time Time Flies Never Flies Recalled

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. Horace

Day Trust Tomorrow Possible Seize Put Least

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking. Julius Caesar

Fear Men Pale