i am not afraid of an army of lions

led by a sheep. i am afraid of an

army of sheep led by a lion.

- alexander the great

words empty as the wind are best
left unsaid.

- homer the epic poet

to know, is to know that you know
nothing. that is the meaning of true
knowledge.

- socrates the enigmatic philosopher

wise men speak because they have
something to say; fools because they
have to say something.

- plato the metaphysic philosopher

it is during our darkest moments
that we must focus to see the
light.
 - aristotle the philosopher of reason

having knowledge but lacking the

power to express it clearly is no
better than never having any ideas at
all.
 - pericles the inspired statesman

the greatest pleasure in life is doing

what people say you cannot do.
 - leonidas the legendary king of sparta

learn to obey before you command.

 - solon the athenian lawmaker

make a habit of two things. to

help. or at least to do no harm.
 - hippocrates the physician

give me a lever long enough and a

fulcrum on which to place it, and i
shall move the world.
 - archimedes the mathematician

hidden talent counts for nothing.

- nero the roman emperor
it vexes me, i am totally vexed.

- commodus the roman emperor

i came, i saw, i conquered.

- tarajan the roman emperor

it is the duty of a good shepherd to
shear his sheep, not to skin them.

- tiberius the roman emperor

thinking is the great enemy of
perfection.
 - constantine the great

the law speaks too softly to be

heard amidst the din of arms.
 - gaius marius the roman general

any man can make mistakes, but

only an idiot persists in his error.
- cicero the roman politician
experience is the teacher of all
things.

- julius caesar the former roman consul

death is the only freedom a slave
knows.

- spartacus the gladiator

i found rome a city of bricks and
left it a city of marble.

- augutus the roman emperor