Scipio Africanus quotes
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“I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.”
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“Prepare for war, since you have been unable to endure a peace.”
-- Scipio AfricanusSource : "Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 30". Book by Livy, www.perseus.tufts.edu. 1949.
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“Go, therefore, to meet the foe with two objects before you, either victory or death. For men animated by such a spirit must always overcome their adversaries, since they go into battle ready to throw away their lives.”
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“I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.”
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“Memmius would only be useless to him for a short time, but that he would remain useless to himself and the Republic forever.”
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“Life is God's gift to us. What we do with it is our gift to God.”
Source : Twitter post from Sep 21, 2013
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“The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.”
Source : "Wit and Humor of Bench and Bar" by Marshall Brown, (p. 67), 1899.
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“The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.”
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“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.”
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“The last day of your life is still going to be a day.”
Source : Interview with Christopher Kompanek, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2012.
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“Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.8, Courier Corporation
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“Life is an incurable disease.”
Source : "To Dr. Scarborough" l. 111 (1656)
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