Claudius Claudianus famous quotes

03-18-2025

What Roman power slowly built, an unarmed traitor instantly overthrew.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Rome #Traitor
Whoever desires is always poor.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Latin #Desire #Poor
The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Character #Pride #Nobility
A severe war lurks under the show of peace.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Peace #War #Shows
Nor is heaven always at peace.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Peace #Heaven
The fickle populace always change with the prince.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Fickle
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Passion #Punishment #Next
Men live best on moderate means: Nature has dispensed to all men wherewithal to be happy, if mankind did but understand how to use her gifts.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Mean #Men #Use
Virtue is indeed its own reward.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Rewards #Virtue
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Virtue #Worthless
The people become more observant of justice, and do not refuse to submit to the laws when they see them obeyed by their enactor.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Law #People #Justice
Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to destruction.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Mean #Affair #Destruction
Men live best upon a little; Nature has given to all the privilege of being happy, if they but knew how to use their gifts.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Blessing #Men #Use
Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Envy #Biting #Rage
The covetous man is always poor.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Men #Greed #Poor
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Prison #Clemency #Equal
Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Nature #Opportunity #Use
The afflictions to which we are accustomed, do not disturb us.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Affliction
Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high position.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Change #Men #Annoying
The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Kings #People #Example
They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a greater fall.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Fall #Fate #Pieces
Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.
-- Claudius Claudianus

#Youth

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