To die nobly is a special honor reserved for the good June 29, 2019 ancient death Isocrates Manlius Torquatus nobility quotation quote Roman wisdom +
Arms are of little value without wise leadership June 28, 2019 ancient Cicero dagger Legio XV legion pugio quotation quote Roman soldier legionary weapon wisdom +
Nothing can be intelligently accomplished without forethought June 26, 2019 ancient Constantine forethought Isocrates quotation quote The Philadelphia Museum of Art wisdom +
Those who declare the truth are held in greater esteem June 25, 2019 Cadaver Synod Isocrates ancient papal politics Pope Formosus quotation quote Rome wisdom +
Achievements in peace are more important than those of war June 24, 2019 achievement ancient Cicero Pantheon peace quotation quote war wisdom +
Much greater glory to capture the goodwill of cities than their walls June 23, 2019 ancient destruction Francesco Hayez Gallerie dell'Accademia goodwill Isocrates quotation quote siege Temple of Jerusalem wisdom +
Venus yields to caresses, not compulsion June 22, 2019 ancient goddess Pubilius Syrus quotation quote Roman The Louvre Venus wisdom +
You should not honor that courage which accompanies heedless folly and unseasonable ambition June 19, 2019 ancient Isocrates Milvian Bridge Peter Paul Rubens quotation quote Roman tapestry wisdom +
Never forget a favor received. Be quick to forget a favor bestowed June 18, 2019 bracelet gold Metropolitan Museum of Art Pubilius Syrus ancient quotation quote Roman wisdom +
Many men have sought occasions for war from the mere ambition for fame June 17, 2019 Alexander the Great ancient Cicero Macedonia mosaic Pella quotation quote wisdom +
Not every death in war must be regarded as honorable June 16, 2019 ancient Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo honor Isocrates quotation quote war wisdom +
Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid June 15, 2019 ancient Andromache calamity Euripides Pompeii Pubilius Syrus quotation quote wisdom +
Avoid desire, fear, excessive pain and pleasure, and anger June 14, 2019 ancient Cicero hubris Menoetius pride quotation quote Titanomachy wisdom +