Arms Quote by Goldwin Smith Download Open image “Rome was great in arms, in government, in law.” — Goldwin Smith ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Arms Government In-laws Law Politics Rome
“The central government was a despotism tempered by military rebellion and assassination and replacement of one scurvy lot of ruling dynasts by another. But… — Norman F. Cantor Copy Share Image
“Roman laws tended to be long and complex - one of Rome's most enduring legacies to the world is cumbersome and tortuous legal prose.” — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
'Tis but worldly policy and compliance with men and times (God's mercy overruling) that holds your hands from the murdering of thousands and ten… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
“You do remember the lessons, however. Rome—corrupt, rich, and disorganized, a republic that ruled the world yet couldn’t rule itself. Its senators fighting for power in vicious political squabbles; the policies of compromise forgotten in favor of personal gain. Its armies pledging their loyalty to their generals rather than to the republic they were meant to serve. Its population torn… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share
“Rome would never have need of a dictator if she had such men in office, men so united in heart, as ready to obey as to command, and contributing glory to the common stock rather than drawing from it in their personal interests.” — Livy Copy Share
The Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“The Romans were distinguished for their genius for law-giving and government, the Greeks for philosophy, art, and mental culture generally.” — James Elliott Copy Share Image
Rome is all things high and low. It is like God, it accommodates so much. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Copy Share Image
Rome remained great as long as she had enemies who forced her to unity, vision, and heroism. When she had overcome them all she… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were.… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of… — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or prejudice. His sympathy, like that of the historian, must be unbounded, and untainted by sect… — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
Canada is said to have got its name from the two Spanish words aca and nada, signifying 'there is nothing here.' — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
It is needless to say how great has been the influence of the doctrine of Evolution, or rather perhaps of the method of investigation… — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
We must also be permitted to bear in mind that evolution, though it may explain everything else, cannot explain itself. — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
Who can doubt that between the English and the French, between the Scotch and the Irish, there are differences of character which have profoundly… — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a… — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
Rich by nature, poor by policy' might be written over Canada's door. — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
Art is expression, and to have high expression you must have something high to express. — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
In my youth,geology was nervously striving to accommodate itself to Genesis. Now it is Genesis that is striving to accommodate itself to geology. — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
I don't wear a watch because I want my arms to weigh the same. So if somebody asks me what time it is, I… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
He caught her, she fell, he caught her in his arms, he held her tightly unconscious of what he was doing. He held her… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Are we fighting?" I asked Morelli. "No. Were discussing." "Are you sure?" "Am I yelling?" Morelli asked. "Is my face purple? Are the cords… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
A home isn't just a roof over our heads. A home is a place where we feel loved and where we love others. It's… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Comerado, this is no book,Who touches this, touches a man,(Is it night? Are we here alone?)It is I you hold, and who holds you,I… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Even the stove and the refrigerator looked human, I mean good human - they seemed to have arms and voices and they said, hang… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
I separated the joints, the arm joints, the leg joints, and had to do two boilings. I think I used four boxes of Soilex… — Jeffrey Dahmer Copy Share Image
More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms. — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
It's been a long time since I asked anything of heaven, and my arms still haven't come down. — Antonio Porchia Copy Share Image
With those who are willing to join, let us cooperate to reduce the burden of arms, to strengthen the structure of peace, to lift… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
