Suetonius Caligula Quotes & Sayings

So much for the Emperor; the rest of this history must deal with the Monster.
- IV:22 — Suetonius

Naught is there mightier than God;
Yet hath He not the might to turn
My Will from willing what it will,
My yearning as it needs must yearn? — Angelus Silesius

You know what's amusing?
How people in this so-called American Liberty Movement constantly forward ideas as if nobody had ever thought of them before.
If any of these fucktards had ever read Pliny, Cicero, Plutarch or Suetonius, they would know that nearly all political ideas were old news by the time of the Emperor Caligula.
The American educational system is officially shit as far as I can tell. — Sienna McQuillen

On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities. — Sabine Baring-Gould

He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, To get practice in being refused. — Diogenes

I really love filling out forms - quite fortuitous, really, given that as one of Australia's 4 million-ish disabled people, ticking boxes and recording my life for other people is what I've spent a fair chunk of my time doing. — Stella Young

All cultures forged by nations - the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and the ancestral wealth of Africa and Oceania - are corroded by the American way of life. In this way, neoliberalism imposes the destruction of nations and groups of nations in order to reconstruct them according to a single model. This is a planetary war, of the worst and cruelest kind, waged against humanity. — Subcomandante Marcos

Lacing my fingers through his, I studied them. His fingers were so much longer than mine, and I envisioned what those fingers could do. And how long they would take to do it before they sent me over the edge. - Lacey — Victoria H. Smith

At a banquet Caligula was suddenly seized with a fit of helpless laughter. The consuls reclining next to him asked if they might share in the imperial merriment. Caligula, wiping the tears from his eyes, managed to gasp, "You'll never guess! It suddenly occurred to me that I had only to give a single nod, and both your throats would be cut on the spot." — Suetonius

It's not about finding Mr Right, or that sort of conventional ending, but I do want my characters to have hope - and that's what I do with all my stories. — Cecelia Ahern

Classifiable things reek of death. You must strike out in other spheres ... quit the ranks. That's the sign of masterpieces and heroes. An original, that's the person to astonish and to rule. — Jean Cocteau

The older we become, the more difficult it is to fill our hearts with wonder. Only God is big enough to keep filling us with wonder. — Ravi Zacharias

As for Gaius, he has no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse dry-shod across the Gulf of Baiae. — Suetonius

A maggot is just another life form. — Shinmon Aoki

It is the mark of ancient societies that contemporary tribulations reinvent old fears. — Yanis Varoufakis

The road to success is often paid with so many sacrifices. — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

Lovely as the morning; I want to kiss your heart until the next darkness will redeem its promise. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

You belong in the scheme of the universe. There's nothing to be afraid of. You are Safe. — Deepak Chopra