Classic Moments Daily

Demagogues who pretend to care

Listening to sycophants

A firebrand in the presence of sedition

The consequences of speaking evil

Destroying those who practice justice

Pay no heed to those who gratify you for the moment

Better to suffer than to commit injustices

Sobriety and state practice

Misfortune due to arrogance and insolence

Stop taking haphazard counsel

No state should be enslaved to human despots

The importance of a liberal education

Harmony with virtue is important to those who lead

Intelligent men recognize the same standard of judgement in similar cases

There exists no surer sign of a man's virtue or vice than his friends

The Loyalty and Intelligence of Gaius Gracchus

All things take place by change

When men who are of the foremost rank are enamored of so many evils

Roman gaming and learning to not sweat the small stuff

The fear that comes with unlimited power

See how many after great efforts soon fell

Be satisfied with your portion

Remain steadfast in habits which are beneficial

Do not look to see what your neighbor says or does or thinks

Changing your opinion

Dont take your disappointment out on the messenger