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Quotes by Ammianus Marcellinus
Non faciat malum, ut inde veniat bonum. You are not to do evil that good may come of it. Law Maxim. Plus peccat auctor quam actor. The instigator of a crime is worse than he who perpetrates it. n. Law Maxim. Solent occupationis spe vel impune quædam scelesta committi. Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.— filed under Crime
Solent occupationis spe vel impune quædam scelesta committi. Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere desire of occupation.— filed under Evil
Quivis beatus, versâ rotâ fortunæ, ante vesperum potest esse miserrimus. Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel become most wretched before evening.— filed under Fortune
Tametsi prosperitas simul utilitasque consultorum non obique concordent, quoniam captorum eventus superæ sibi vindicant potestates. Yet the success of plans and the advantage to be derived from them do not at all times agree, seeing the gods claim to themselves the right to decide as to the final result.— filed under Success
Pericula veritati sæpe contigua. Truth is often attended with danger.— filed under Truth
Veritatis absolutus sermo ac semper est simplex. The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.— filed under Truth