30+ Thought-Provoking and Famous Romans Quotes

Famous Romans Quotes – Ancient Rome was a prominent period of history that gave birth to many things. From art to philosophy and more, there were many prominent things that came from that period. Among the many memorable things abotu Ancient Rome were the people, most especially the emperors and philosophers. Many of these historical figures have delivered many memorable lines in their time. Here are some of the more Famous Romans Quotes to know:

• “Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.”
  – Julius Caesar
  
• “The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion, and wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.”
  – Aristotle
  
• “Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.”
  – Publius Vergilius Maro
  
• “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.”
  – Socrates
  
• “I’m never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.”
  – Scipio Africanus
  
• “Men willingly believe what they wish.”
  – Julius Caesar
  
• “There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.”
  – Publius Ovidius Naso
  
  
• “A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.”
  – Quintus Horatius Flaccus 

More Famous Romans Quotes

• “Anybody can become angry, that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s will and is not easy.”
  – Aristotle
  
• “It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.”
  – Julius Caesar
  
• “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the order to revoke at any moment.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “Can anyone be proved innocent, if it be enough to have accused him? – Flavius Claudius Julianus
• “Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.”
  – Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
  
• “An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.”
  – Publilius Syrus
  
• “Experience is the teacher of all things.”
  –  Julius Caesar
  
• “The greatest impediments to changes in our traditional roles seem to lie not in the visible world of conscious intent, but in the murky realm of the unconscious mind.”
  – Augustus Y Napier
  
• “Would that the Roman people had but one neck!”
  – Caligula

Quotes by Ancient Romans

• “Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.”
  – Titus Livius
  
• “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
  – Tullius Cicero
  
• “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it the city of marbles.”
  – Augustus
  
• “In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.”
  – Julius Caesar
  
•  “Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives it.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.”
  – Titus Maccius Plautus
  
• “You have control over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “Which death is preferable to every other? The unexpected.”
  – Julius Caesar
  
• “Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.”
  – Gaius Sallustius Crispus
  
•  “Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”
  – Marcus Aurelius
  
• “If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.”
  – Julius Caesar
  
•  “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
  – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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