Suetonius

"Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament."

"The greatest power is often simple patience."

"Men willingly believe what they wish."

"Nothing is so unbelievable that the orators of Rome cannot turn it to their advantage."

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

"Cowards die many times before their deaths."

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"All the world's a stage, and wisdom lies in the performance."

"To know oneself is the beginning of wisdom."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"The beauty of nature lies in its details."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."

"Faith is believing what you cannot see."

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

"Hard work is the price of success."

"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."

"Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor."

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword."

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Patience is the virtue of the noble."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."