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This is a growing collection of Latin quotes from classical authors mainly. You'll find words of wisdom, beautiful verses, imaginative explanations of natural phenomena, funny lines and much more, in no particular order: I will collect them as I come across them while I read. Since it's targeted mainly for people who don't understand Latin, I will provide translations of my own: keep in mind that I'm not a native English speaker (nor a Latin native, alas!), so the translations are by no means 100% correct. If you find some mistakes, or some passages that can be rendered more smoothly, you can send me your corrections here:
Seneca about killing and suicide.
Seneca about hikikomori (yes, they had them somehow).
Horatius about the death of the praiseworthy.
Nepos' definition of a tyrant.
Cicero reporting a saying from King Philip about corruption.
Florus about an appalling display of prowess by Caesar's soldiers.
Caesar himself about that very incident.
Symmachus on religious freedom and pluralism.
Seneca on life goals and self-determination.
Lucretius on humbleness and death.