Claudius
Claudius
Claudiuswas Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul, the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy. Because he was afflicted with a limp and slight deafness due to sickness at a young age, his family ostracized him and excluded him from public office until his consulship, shared with his nephew Caligula in 37...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionLeader
Claudius quotes about
good none
To do no evil is good, to intend none better.
language-and-power hamlet-and-ophelia hamlet-revenge
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below
important quality wit
Evidently, quality of wits is more important than quantity.
evil wish
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.
smell heaven offense
O my offense is rank, it smells to heaven.
doe lord
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
war want
He who wants peace must prepare for war.
fame acquaintance
Acquaintance lessens fame.
world plague jew
[Jews were] fomenting a general plague on the whole world.
miserable persons can-do
No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing.
public-speaking speaking-in-public knows
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.