I know not why any one but a schoolboy in his declamation should whine over the Commonwealth of Rome, which grew great only by the misery of the rest of mankind. The Romans, like others, as soon as they grew rich, grew corrupt; and in their corruption sold the lives and freedoms of themselves, and of one another.
Samuel JohnsonStichwörter: freedom tyranny america corruption rome corrupt johnson boswell life-of-johnson
I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.
AugustusStichwörter: rome
There are many churches in my name and in the name of my apostles. The greatest and holiest is named after Peter; it is a place of great splendor in Rome. Nowhere can be found more gold.
Norman MailerStichwörter: christianity jesus rome gospel
New Rome will be destroyed
By the attacks of new vandals.
God always remains silent.
Stichwörter: wisdom poetry god silence literature rome quotes thoughts poetry-quotes quotes-to-live-by attacks literature-quotes dejan-stojanovic circling new-rome vandals
I think about that centurion from time to time and wonder, had he retired to a farm in Campagna, happy with his harvest of grapes and grandchildren, or had he fallen amongst his comrades on some distant, ruined field, defending the honor and the ever-expanding borders of the Republic? What we foreigners have failed to comprehend over the centuries is that the proud centurion would have found either fate equally satisfying. This is why Rome grows, and the rest of the world shrinks.
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: rome philosophy-of-life
Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion’s opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: compassion indifference rome cruelty
She had always been fond of history, and here [in Rome] was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
Henry JamesOblige me by taking away that knife. I can't look at the point of it. It reminds me of Roman history.
James JoyceStichwörter: history murder death suicide rome ancient-rome knives
it is always easy, as well as agreeable, for the the inferior ranks of mankind to claim a merit from the contempt of that pomp and pleasure, which fortune has placed beyond their reach. The virtue of the primitive Christians, like that of the first Romans, was very frequently guarded by poverty and ignorance.
Edward GibbonStichwörter: christianity rome
..само държавата може да създаде ред, а и път - това е непосилно за варварите. По трахеите, с които опасахме земната твърд, вече се движат не само армията, нито само керваните, пътищата свързват човешките същества, като ни обединяват в общ организъм, в единно цяло. Всеки път има начало и край и никой, тръгнал по него не може да се изгуби.
Силвия ТомоваStichwörter: lost journey humans rome roads
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