"Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns……" — Ovid
"Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns command, and in their turns obey."
More Command Quotes
- Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that… — Neil Armstrong
- You hear doom and gloom about the Internet ruining young people's command of English - that's nonsense. — Margaret Atwood
- Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. — Saint Augustine
- The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing. — Roger Babson
- We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. — Francis Bacon
- The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite… — Honore de Balzac
- Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied… — Tyra Banks
- Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price. — Jean Baudrillard
- Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley
- Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes. — Buffalo Bill
- When you think about rock at its origin, and you think of the Beatles and millions of kids screaming as… — Jack Black
- I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up. — Napoleon Bonaparte