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“Death is the great leveller.”

Quote by Claudius Claudianus

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Claudius Claudianus

Claudius Claudianus was a Roman poet active in the 4th century. His works are known for their ornate language and complex structure, primarily focusing on political and military themes. more

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“Luxury, that alluring pest with fair forehead, which, yielding always to the will of the body, throws a deadening influence over the senses, and weakens the limbs more than the drugs of Circe's cup.”

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“He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.”

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“Liberty begets license.”

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“Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he only knew how to use it.”

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“Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.”

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“The best manners are stained by haughtiness.”

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“It is better in some respects to be admired by those with whom you live than to be loved by them; and this not on account of any gratification of vanity, but because admiration is so much more tolerant than love.”

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Book:Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms

Source: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms