Tiberius

Emperor Ancient Rome 42 – 37

Second Roman Emperor known for his reserved nature and administrative competence.

383 quotes

"Fear is the path to the dark side."
Fear
"Better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Power
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."
Wisdom
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
Change
"A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand."
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Perseverance
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."
Patience
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
History
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Knowledge
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."
"To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy."
Wisdom
"Beauty fades, but knowledge endures."
Beauty
"The pursuit of power corrupts even the most noble."
Power
"In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity."
War
"The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes himself."
Strength
"Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind is agreed."
Friendship
"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
Courage
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Leadership
"Every moment you are not growing is a moment you are dying."
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
Success
"Nature does nothing uselessly."
Nature
"There is nothing permanent except change."
Change
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Perseverance
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Wisdom
"Fate guides those who will not take the helm themselves."
"The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think."
Fear
"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom."
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"A man is not finished when he is defeated; he is finished when he quits."
Perseverance