Claudius

Emperor Ancient Rome 10 – 54

Roman emperor who expanded the empire and instituted important administrative reforms.

389 quotes

"Power corrupts those who forget their duty."
Power
"Money cannot buy what matters most."
Money
"Health is the wealth of the body."
Health
"Adventure is the spice of life."
Adventure
"Imagination transcends the limits of reality."
Imagination
"Technology serves humanity's highest ideals."
Technology
"History repeats itself to those who do not listen."
History
"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Philosophy
"Literature preserves the human soul."
Literature
"Politics requires both principle and pragmatism."
Politics
"War is proof of civilization's failure."
War
"Every moment is an opportunity for greatness."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared."
Inspiration
"Relationships require honesty above all."
Relationships
"Solitude is where wisdom is born."
Solitude
"I wish the gods had made me either blind or without feeling, so I need not witness my own degradation."
Wisdom
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."
Courage
"Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out."
Truth
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Strength
"The gods give us our faces, but we make our own expressions."
Life
"What is past is prologue to what is to come."
History
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Friendship
"A man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Perseverance
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Motivation
"Fortune favors the bold, but wisdom favors the cautious."
Wisdom
"I found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble."
Success
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."
Life
"Clemency is the virtue of a strong man who has nothing to prove."
Kindness
"We are not given a good life or a bad life; we are given a life and the power to make it good or bad."
Freedom
"Idleness is the refuge of weak minds and the tomb of noble ones."
Work