Scipio Africanus famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.
-- Scipio Africanus

#Life Is
Prepare for war, since you have been unable to endure a peace.
-- Scipio Africanus

#War #Endure #Has Beens
Go, therefore, to meet the foe with two objects before you, either victory or death. For men animated by such a spirit must always overcome their adversaries, since they go into battle ready to throw away their lives.
-- Scipio Africanus

#Military #Men #Two
I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.
-- Scipio Africanus

#Leisure
Memmius would only be useless to him for a short time, but that he would remain useless to himself and the Republic forever.
-- Scipio Africanus

#History #Forever #Historical

Life is God's gift to us. What we do with it is our gift to God.
Life is like an analogy.
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.
The Lord is my Rock. He has always been there, always present at good times and bad; and to me when I feel His presence, my life is full.
Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
Life is an incurable disease.
Life is not meaningful...unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.

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