Cornelius Nepos famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Sadness #Wish #Misery
That evil can never be great which is the last.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Death #Evil #Lasts
No evil is great if it is the last.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Evil #Lasts
No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Government #People #Patriotism
Tasteful rather than expensive.
-- Cornelius Nepos
In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Real #Character #Weight
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Government #Safe #Goodwill
Peace is obtained by war.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#War
After darkness comes the light.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Light #Darkness
So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another.
-- Cornelius Nepos

#Death #Home #Dying

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