Quotes from Ancient Times
Emperors Quotations
Festina lente" (Make haste slowly)
Augustus boasted that he: "Inherited it (the city of Rome) brick and left it marble."
"Pecunia non olet" (Money has no smell)
When fatally ill: "Woe is me. I think I am becoming a god."
"In hoc signo vinces" (In this sign shalt thou conquer)
Hidden talent counts for nothing.
Men willingly believe what they wish.
Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
Acquaintance lessens fame.
Here is a field open for talent; and here, merit will a have certain favor, and industry is graced with its due reward.
No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing.
To do no evil is good, to intend none better.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.
Memorable Quotes
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
Let them hate us so long as they fear us.
Safety of the state is the highest law.
Keep cool and you will command everyone.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
 I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.
 I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.
Quotes cards
"Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered)
The die is cast.
"Et tu, Brute?" (You too, Brutus?)
"Caesar's wife must be above suspicion."
Men freely believe that which they desire.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.