Claudius Quotes

We plough the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's almighty hand;
He sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine
And soft refreshing rain. - Matthias Claudius

To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better. - Claudius

To do no evil is good, to intend none better. - Claudius

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. - Claudius

No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing. - Appius Claudius

No one is free who does not lord over himself. - Claudius

Each man is the architect of his own fate. - Appius Claudius

Do not say all that you know, but always know what you say. - Appius Claudius

Adam laid himself down in Paradise to sleep While from him was taken a wife to keep. Adam poor father of creations best Your first taste of sleep was your last of rest. - Matthias Claudius

Acquaintance lessens fame. - Claudius

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