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Philosophical literature41 quotes
Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest. — Marcus Aurelius · 180O happy race of mortals, if your hearts are ruled, as is the universe, by Love! — Boethius · 523Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Mankind have been created for the sake of one another. — Marcus Aurelius · 180All 41 quotes →Historical literature7 quotes
I came, I saw, I conquered. — Julius Caesar · 46 BCThe die is cast. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCI found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. — Caesar Augustus · 121Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCGaul as a whole is divided into three parts. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCThose who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. — Marcus Licinus Crassus · 119All 7 quotes →Autobiography and memoir2 quotes
Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCGaul as a whole is divided into three parts. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCBiography2 quotes
I came, I saw, I conquered. — Julius Caesar · 46 BCThe die is cast. — Julius Caesar · 49 BCDrama1 quote
When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. — Marcus Aurelius · 2000Drama (film)1 quote
When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. — Marcus Aurelius · 2000Historical drama1 quote
When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. — Marcus Aurelius · 2000Historical drama (film)1 quote
When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. — Marcus Aurelius · 2000