Quintus Curtius Rufus
Quintus Curtius Rufus 's Bio
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Born:31.01.2014
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Death:31.01.2014
Maxioms by Quintus Curtius Rufus
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
[Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.]
Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
[Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.]
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]
The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]
Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]
Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]