Roman Quotes

396 Roman quotes by 302 unique authors

I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman. — William Shakespeare
When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her… — Michel de Montaigne
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to… — Tacitus
Out of the chaos of post-Roman Dark Age Britain, the English had created the world's first nation-state: One king, one country, one church, one currency,… — David Starkey
How often has not the parallel been drawn and the golden age of the Roman Empire, when the external brilliancy of life likewise dazzled the… — Abraham Kuyper
The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman… — Henri Pirenne
Jesus was the poorest of the poor. Roman Catholicism, which claims to be His church, is the richest of the rich, the wealthiest institution on… — Avro Manhattan
The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the… — Henry James Sumner Maine
Misgovernment is of four kinds, often in combination. They are: 1) tyranny or oppression, of which history provides so many well-known examples that they do… — Barbara Tuchman
The United States is now relearning an ancient lesson, dating back to the Roman Empire. Brutalizing an enemy only serves to brutalize the army ordered… — James Risen
Protestant churches everywhere are gravitating toward union with the Roman Catholic Church. These religious movements are speeding the fulfillment of the prophecies of the resurrected… — Herbert W. Armstrong
In the second century A.D. the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius may have best defined pantheism when he wrote, “Everything is interwoven, and the web is… — Sharman Apt Russell
If I'd lived in Roman times, I'd have lived in Rome. Where else? Today America is the Roman Empire and New York is Rome itself. — John Lennon
Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing. — Rob Pike
Napoleon, who had an aversion to the moral laxity of the eighteenth century, which he blamed on the domination of society by women, was determined… — J. Christopher Herold
In terms of pure physical effort, today was probably as hard as I've worked in any part. I spent the morning rowing, including the change… — Charlton Heston
O lovely O most charming pug Thy gracefull air and heavenly mug ... His noses cast is of the roman He is a very pretty… — Marjorie Fleming
Because Roman civilization perished through barbarian invasions, we are perhaps too much inclined to think that that is the only way a civilization can die.… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Our nation will prosper or decline in direct proportion to our selection of leaders who are guided by the Holy Spirit. If we fail to… — Ronald Reagan
Truth, for its own sake, had never been a virtue with the Roman clergy. — Charles Kingsley
I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Just as the eighth century prophets left their little villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord"… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all expected to renounce private reflection… — Robert H. Schuller
It was not the people or the Roman soldiers who put Jesus on the cross - it was your sins and my sins that made… — Billy Graham
ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. — Thomas Bulfinch
Obama, who is becoming more and more preacher-like, wants to be the Punisher-in-Chi ef of the Western World, the Avenger-in-Chie f. There is something oddly… — Robert Fisk

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