Suetonius

"Patience is the virtue of those too wise to rush toward their own destruction."

"A man may escape the judgment of Rome, but not the judgment of history."

"The greatest wisdom is knowing the limits of one's own knowledge."

"Despotism and liberty cannot long occupy the same ground."

"The human heart seeks justice even when the mind despairs of finding it."

"To be feared is not the same as to be respected."

"Every empire contains within itself the seeds of its own destruction."

"The bonds of family are stronger than the chains of slavery."

"A man who boasts of his virtue has already lost it."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"True courage is the willingness to stand alone against the crowd."

"The desire for power is the most corrosive of human passions."

"A just law derives its authority from the consent of the governed."

"The mind is the true seat of power, not the body."

"Those who forgive themselves too easily shall find no forgiveness in others."

"The greatest tragedy is not death, but a life unlived."

"History is written by the victors, but truth knows no victor."

"Arrogance is the prelude to disaster."

"A man's legacy is not what he builds, but what he leaves in others' hearts."

"The weight of power is felt most heavily by those who wielded it justly."

"In the end, all men return to dust, and all kingdoms to ruin."

"The truth may take time to emerge, but it shall emerge nonetheless."

"Those who live for pleasure shall die in pain."

"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat it."

"The greatest strength is often found in the smallest acts of kindness."

"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to remain silent."

"The human condition is one of eternal struggle against our own nature."

"A lie may travel around the world before truth has put on its boots."

"The pursuit of absolute power is the pursuit of absolute loneliness."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."