6 Quotes About Nero

Nero had more than his share of troubles growing up. He was the son of the emperor Caligula, who was notorious for his cruelty and public displays of insanity (he even once killed his horse). Nero became emperor at age 18, but he lasted only 3 years before being assassinated by soldiers. We’ve collected some of his most memorable quotes here to remind you that no matter how bad it gets, you can always find your way out.

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It seemed that out of every tear of a martyr new confessors were born, and that every groan on the arena found an echo in thousands of breasts. Caesar was swimming in blood, Rome and the whole pagan world was mad. But those who had had enough of transgression and madness, those who were trampled upon, those whose lives were misery and oppression, all the weighed down, all the sad, all the unfortunate, came to hear the wonderful tidings of God, who out of love for men had given Himself to be crucified and redeem their sins. When they found a God whom they could love, they had found that which the society of the time could not give any one, -- happiness and love. . Henryk Sienkiewicz
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I ain't never seen a creature like that before, she says. He's so smart, he's- More, like a person than a bird? I says. Yeah, she says. That's it. Whatever you do, I says, don't tell him that. I'll never hear the end of it. Moira Young
Oh Lion in a peculiar guise, Sharp Roman road to...
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Oh Lion in a peculiar guise, Sharp Roman road to Paradise, Come eat me up, I'll pay thy toll With all my flesh, and keep my soul. Stevie Smith
They say the eyes are the apertures to the soul....
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They say the eyes are the apertures to the soul. If that is so, I feared Locusta's soul was far darker than even Nero's. Katlyn Charlesworth
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No matter how many men you kill, you can't kill your successor. Seneca