Pitiable Quotes by Cornelius Nepos

In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.

— Cornelius Nepos

That evil can never be great which is the last.

— Cornelius Nepos

No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.

— Cornelius Nepos

No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.

— Cornelius Nepos

After darkness comes the light.

— Cornelius Nepos

So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another.

— Cornelius Nepos

Peace is obtained by war.

— Cornelius Nepos

Tasteful rather than expensive.

— Cornelius Nepos

So that he seemed to depart not from life, but from one home to another.

— Cornelius Nepos

Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.

— Cornelius Nepos

No evil is great if it is the last.

— Cornelius Nepos

The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.

— Cornelius Nepos