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Velleius Paterculus
6 quotes
“Mummius tam rudis fuit, ut capta Corintho cum maximorum artificum perfectas manibus tabulas ac statuas in Italiam portandas locaret, iuberet praedici conducentibus, si eas perdidissent, novas eos reddituros.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Difficilis ... in perfecto mora est, naturaliterque quod procedere non potest, recedit.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Non ... ibi consistunt exempla, unde coeperunt, ... et ubi semel recto deerratum est, in praeceps pervenitur, nec quisquam sibi putat turpe, quod alii fuit fructuosum.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Naturaliter audita visis laudamus libentius et praesentia invidia, praeterita veneratione prosequimur et his nos obrui, illis instrui credimus.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Familiare est hominibus omnia sibi ignoscere, nihil aliis remittere; et invidiam rerum non ad causam, sed ad voluntatem personasque dirigere.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Profecto ineluctabilis fatorum vis, cujuscunque fortunam mutare constituit, consilia corrumpit.”
Velleius Paterculus (19 BC–31) said by 31 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source