Cornelius Nepos Quotes & Sayings

#1. That evil can never be great which is the last.

#2. Tasteful rather than expensive.

#3. Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.

#4. So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another.

#5. No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.

#6. No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.

#7. In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.

#8. So that he seemed to depart not from life, but from one home to another.

#9. Peace is obtained by war.

#10. After darkness comes the light.

#11. No evil is great if it is the last.

#12. The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.

Cornelius Nepos Quotes