| 12 Famous Quotes by Quintus Curtius Rufus (Curtis Rufus Quintus)
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“Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]”
Despair Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (IX, 5, 6)
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“For my own part I am persuaded that everything advances by an
unchangeable law through the eternal constitution and association
of latent causes, which have been long before predestined.
[Lat., Equidem aeterna constitutione crediderim nexuque causarum
atentium et multo ante destinatarum suum quemque ordinem
immutabili lege percurrere.]”
Evolution Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (V, 11, 10)
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“Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule.
[Lat., Nihil potest esse diuturnum cui non subest ratio.]”
Reason Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (IV, 14, 19)
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“A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.
[Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.]”
Patriotism Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (VI, 4, 13)
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“A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]”
Cowards Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (VII, 4, 13)
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“Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one
cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune.
[Lat., Res secundae valent commutare naturam, et raro quisquam
erga bona sua satis cautus est.]”
Prosperity Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (X, 1, 40)
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“A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit
incendium.]”
Fire Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (VI, 3, 11)
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“Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
[Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.]”
Necessity Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (IV, 3, 23)
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“Habit is stronger than nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo natura potentior est.]”
Habit Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (V, 5, 21)
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“The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]”
Dogs Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (VII, 14)
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“Posterity pays for the sins of their fathers.
[Lat., Culpam majorum posteri luunt.]”
Posterity Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (VII, 5)
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“That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting;
gratitude for benefits eternal.
[Lat., Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus;
beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.]”
Gratitude Quotes Source: De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni (VIII, 8, 11)
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Quintus Curtius Rufus (Curtis Rufus Quintus) Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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