Ancient rome Quote by Phyllis T. Smith

“Any woman who says she does not want to guide the actions of the man she loves is, in my opinion, lying.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“Somewhere here there’s important information I absolutely need,” Tavius said. “But it’s hard for anyone else to sort out what I should know about.…

— Phyllis T. Smith

“In his arrogance, Caesar had even renamed one of the months of the year—the most beautiful summer month—Julius, after himself.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“A day is a day whether you are a washerwoman or a baker or the ruler of Rome.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“Some would say it hardly mattered what women thought of Tavius, that even senators' wives, like Mucia, had no power to shape events. But…

— Phyllis T. Smith

“managed to ride it out. Tavius ordered”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“promised myself I would never cry again for this cause. I would not attend anymore to my guilt, or my regrets about the past.…

— Phyllis T. Smith

“The defeated gladiator fought reasonably well, and at the end, with a sword to his throat, raised his hand to appeal for mercy. Tavius…

— Phyllis T. Smith

“The past lives in us, and blood is blood. We cannot escape, though we may wish to.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“Sometimes the most direct road is not the best one. Often men do not know this, but it is something girls learn young.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“I have often thought,” she said, “that women are the only true adults in the world, and men are a species of children. When…

— Phyllis T. Smith

“I have often thought,” she said, “that women are the only true adults in the world, and men are a species of children. When…

— Phyllis T. Smith