Book: Quo Vadis. Page 1

We are getting old and both appreciate the quietness of our homes more and more.

Agenobard can be censured, but on condition that a small censure consisted of great flattery.

You're wrong, mark Wittily, I believe in beauty! That is the only goddess I worship. And most appreciate in her is that she is not immortal, ephemeral and perishable. She has only a brief moment, and that's why Beauty can't wait to give all the best here and now without expecting benefits or more worthy of the audience. A brief flash that remains in the memory forever!

Eros brought the world out of chaos. Well if he did, is another matter, but once it happened, we must recognize his power, although you can not bless him.

When you leave youth and beauty, when our bodies wither and death comes, love will remain, for it will remain the same soul.

Who comes out clean from the abode of Vice, that merit more valuable.

Who loves beauty, for this reason alone, incapable of loving mess.

The worship of Christ is not enough, we must also live according to his teachings, and then be like by the sea, which you are told to go on foot.
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And let me tell you, I don't know how arranged the Christians to exist, but I know one thing: where they are teaching, there is Roman rule ends, Rome ends, life ends, the distinction between defeated and victorious, rich and poor, Lord and slave, ends, all power, ends the Emperor, the law and the whole world, and instead, Christ comes and for some mercy, some still have not been, and some kindness, alien to the people and alien to our Roman inclinations.

Christ commanded to love people is stronger than hate evil, for his teaching is love, not hatred.

Ten thousand naked girls produce less impression than one.

Love is a stronger Hoop than fear.

As for women, I agree that each of them has three or four souls, but no one has a soul reasonable.

Much easier to hear a philosophical argument than good advice.

If for evil we will pay good, what to pay for the good? And in addition, if and for and for another fee of the same, then why would people be good?