Suetonius

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."

"The history of a man is written in his deeds, not in his words."

"Those who fear nothing are the most dangerous of all men."

"A ruler who cannot command respect through wisdom must command it through fear."

"The past instructs us on how to build the future."

"Men are driven by ambition more than by reason."

"In the eyes of the people lies the true measure of power."

"Cruelty is often the mask of a weak mind."

"The greatest empires fall not by the sword, but by the corruption of their own hearts."

"To understand a man, observe how he treats those beneath him."

"Words are the currency of the dishonest."

"A legacy is built not in stone, but in the memory of deeds."

"Fortune favors those who study the patterns of the past."

"The mind that cannot be conquered is the greatest fortress."

"Excess in all things reveals the poverty of the soul."

"The bond between emperor and people is as fragile as trust."

"Those who seek immortality through conquest find only ashes."

"A man's character is revealed not in triumph, but in how he bears defeat."

"The true art of governance is to make the people believe they are free."

"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."

"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads to the ruin of nations."

"Authority without accountability breeds tyranny."

"In the hearts of men lies both the capacity for greatness and for evil."

"To command respect, one must first respect oneself."

"The records we leave behind are the only immortality we possess."

"A people united cannot be conquered by external enemies."

"Vanity is the companion of every fool."