(78 quotes found)
“Two things only the people anxiously desire - bread and circuses”
Juvenal
“A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face”
“The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses”
“One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.”
“It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.”
“Revenge is sweet, sweeter than life itself - so say fools”
“One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others”
“Rare is the union of beauty and purity.”
“The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.”
“Who is to guard the guards themselves?”
