Quintus Curtius Rufus: Man

Quintus Curtius Rufus was Roman historian. Explore interesting quotes on man.
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“A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.”
Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.

Quintus Curtius Rufus

VI, 4, 13.
Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt, Book VI

Country

“Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune.”
Res secundæ valent commutare naturam, et raro quisquam erga bona sua satis cautus est.

Quintus Curtius Rufus

X, 1, 40.
Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt, Book X

Nature , Change

“When fear has seized upon the mind, man fears that only which he first began to fear.”
Ubi intravit animos pavor, id solum metuunt, quod primum formidare cœperunt.

Quintus Curtius Rufus

IV, 16, 17.
Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt, Book IV

Fear

“Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.”
Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.

Quintus Curtius Rufus

IV, 3, 23.
Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt, Book IV