Praetorian Quotes

#1. There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune; the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.

Tacitus

#2. Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are inspired by being mad at something.

Amy Clampitt

#3. My name is Felicia au ... " I feint a whip at her face. She brings her blade up, and Victra goes diagonal and impales her at the belly button. I finish her off with a neat decapitation. "Bye, Felicia." Victra spits, turning to the last Praetorian.

Pierce Brown

#4. I didn't start jogging or running until I was 37 years old. It was something that really helped me change my life.

Anthony Edwards

#5. They're Caesar's praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, 'Remember, Caesar, thou art mortal.

Ray Bradbury

#6. The world and you must part, or Christ and you will never meet.

Thomas Brooks

#7. There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.

Mary McCormack

#8. [Internationa] Aid is just another praetorian business enterprise.

Arundhati Roy

#9. I do not know of a better cure for sorrow than to pity somebody else.

Josh Billings

#10. It was hopeless. She was flawless. She was a sunbeam. Mosca gave up and got on with hating her.

Frances Hardinge

#11. Rome ... at its most decadent, had never thought of hiring an actor to go through the motions of being an emperor while the Praetorian Guard ruled.

Gore Vidal