General Sayings

Numbers rule the universe.

Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.

The Nile floods because of heavy rains in the south.

All parts of the body are formed in the semen.

I would not fear a pack of lions led by a sheep, but I would always fear a flock of sheep led by a lion.

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.

Omne solum forti patria est.

Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)

In this sign, you shall conquer.

All books shall be burned except those on medicine, divination, and agriculture.

I am Cyrus, king of the world.

Let us relieve the Romans of the fear they have so long experienced.

If you do not grant me what I ask, I will lay waste to your lands.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

No man was ever wise by chance.

Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fancies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing.

There is no such thing as a righteous war.

The nature of man is such that he is born with a fondness for profit.

I would not trade my love for all of Lydia.