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The victorious cause pleased the Gods, but the conquered one pleased Cato.


Lucan

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The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased Cato. [Lat., Victrix cause Diis pl...
LUCANUS (MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCAN) The gods want you to laugh and above all they want you to laugh at them.
MARTY RUBIN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES At the end of the day I'm pleased with the site I created.
BENJAMIN COHEN Until we identity the real cause of an ailment or problem,finding the cure will only be a mirage.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
ST. AUGUSTINE The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO We are pleased so many of our customers donated to such a worthy cause.
MICHAEL SULLIVAN An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
CATO THE ELDER Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDER If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDER Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.
CATO THE ELDER I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDER After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDER It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
CATO THE ELDER I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to b...
CATO THE ELDER The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
CATO THE ELDER It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDER Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
CATO THE ELDER Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fool...
CATO THE ELDER We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDER Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDER Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.
CATO THE ELDER Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDER Even though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDER An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDER Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
CATO THE ELDER Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDER From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
CATO THE ELDER Anger so clouds the mind, that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDER Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDER Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.
CATO THE ELDER Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
CATO THE ELDER Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work
CATO THE ELDER The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it
CATO THE CENSOR Wise man learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE CENSOR He who fears death has already lost the life he covets
CATO THE CENSOR We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
ALEXANDER POPE The idea is to believe me... but as far as I see the world... to believe is a sin... to trust me one...
DEYTH BANGER I'm pleased with our progress we are making; we were able to play 16 players tonight and still come ...
LEN THIEDE It is pointless to believe what you see, if you only see what you believe.
MARIE LU I'm pleased that Jeremy from the Sundresses has encouraged us, 'cause I'm a fan of that band.
DAN MECHER She called them as she saw them, and sometimes she pleased one side and sometimes she pleased the ot...
JANINE GESKE The real world out there isn't nearly as nice as some people prefer it to be, so don't swallow every...
DAVID EDDINGS We were all finally pleased that one of the liars was exposed. But how many more liars do we have to...
CINDY SHEEHAN The one who pleased everybody died before they were born.
PROVERB I wanted everything from and everything for him, because I wanted every piece of him.
KIERA CASS we not only wish to be pleased, but to be pleased in that particular
way in which we have been ...
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH I'm pleased. You wish for more and kids could've done better, but overall I'm pleased.
TYLER ANDERSEN We're really pleased to have one of the country's hottest retailers.
BILL HARTLEY I smiled to myself, thinking of America, measuring her against the other girls. She was pretty, if a...
KIERA CASS Don't tug your ear with anyone else. That's mine.
KIERA CASS I would not be pleased with you.
BOB LUTZ It's a great start and we're very pleased.
BRUCE SNYDER I'm rather pleased, to put it mildly,
WILLIAM MCDONOUGH I cant tell you how pleased I am,
GRAEME SOUNESS We are very pleased to hear that,
HU JINTAO She made what pleased her lawful
DANTE ALIGHIERI I was pleased with his demeanor.
TERRY FRANCONA Who is angry must be pleased again.
FRENCH PROVERB I was very pleased with the results.
STEVE WHITE I'm really pleased with this result.
TIM HENMAN I'm pleased with the performance. We were unlucky not to get a [win]. We could have been one or two ...
COLIN CLARKE I was really pleased. I was very pleased to be honest. He could've done a lot more, but it was the f...
GERALD PERRY Homer was a true poet. He made the gods ridiculous.
MARTY RUBIN I'm very pleased at the improvement we've made. I am pleased at our direction.
ALAN ABRAMOWITZ That's really sad," Beth said softly, "To have no one left.
R.J. SCOTT I'm obviously pleased to go 8-0 but more pleased that we were tested in game two and didn't use the ...
DENNY THRONEBURG I look down from the branch I'm perched on. The Careers look murderous. Now I smile.'How have things...
SUZANNE COLLINS I would think in Kevin's case that he has to be very pleased, ... He's making one of the finest ball...
STEVE FOSSETT I am most pleased with J.R. and Keith combining for 10 assists and only one turnovers. That's the ki...
BILL SELF I am very pleased for the kids. This is one of the goals we set at the beginning of the season. Now ...
DALE SCHURING I would think in Kevin's case that he has to be very pleased. He's making one of the finest balloon ...
STEVE FOSSETT If you do not even know one as yourself, then you do not even know them as other.
AARON SANTOS We're getting smarter. People don't realize we only start one senior. We got to get focused and keep...
BOBBY MARTIN On any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the gods.
POLYBIUS Love is just a word until you find that person to give it meaning
ANDY STEWART I want to kiss him for the rest of the night, for the rest of our lives. The one.
STEPHANIE PERKINS The other problem is that she hasn’t arrived.”
“Oh, yeah? And who is she?”
“Wel...
MEGAN KARASCH We're very pleased with our performance, but the Poles have protested,
LEE MCCONNELL We're pleased with the auction.
BROOKLY MCLAUGHLIN I am very pleased you have reached one agreement.
JUDGE ALLAN GROPPER What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were nev...
MARIE LU It was a tough, tough tournament. Obviously, our inexperience showed up a little bit, but we fought ...
BOBBY DOUGLAS We're pleased with the distinction, but we think there's more to do.
RANDY KING It's early but I'm pleased so far.
ANTHONY BINSWANGER I was pleased with our run game and not pleased with the big plays we gave up in the passing game.
JAY HOPSON If me dying meant you living, how could that be anything but good?
KIERA CASS Violence?"Skulduggery said. "Violence is never the answer, until it's the only answer.
DEREK LANDY Those who fight in God's cause will be victorious.
SADDAM HUSSEIN I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical s...
SUSAN COLLINS The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things.
HOMER It was dark, so I couldn't make out much of her face, but she had brilliant red hair, like honey and...
KIERA CASS War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
CARDINAL RICHELIEU Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt.
"You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth.
RICK RIORDAN My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them e...
BARRY HUMPHRIES I was pleased with the intensity,
BOB CONNELLY We're really pleased with the results.
CHAD CONRAD On the whole, we're very pleased.
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LUCANUS (MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCAN) Agreement exists in disagreement. [Lat., Mansit concordia discors.]
LUCANUS (MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCAN) The chiefs contend only for their place of burial. [Lat., Ducibus tantum de funere pugna est.]
LUCANUS (MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCAN) Those who guilt stains it equals. [Lat., Facinus quos inquinat aequat.]
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LUCANUS (MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCAN) He is covered by the heavens who has no sepulchral urn. [Lat., Coelo tegitur qui non habet urnam.]
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LUCANUS (MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCAN) Each man makes his own shipwreck. [Lat., Naufragium sibi quisque facit.]
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