Vindolanda Quotes

“A man who keeps asking you to trust him is always hiding something.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, Vindolanda

“Waste of good anger,’ Ferox said without looking at him. It was something his grandfather had often said. Do not waste rage. Nurture it, cherish it and use the strength it gives. Hot anger gets a man killed. Cold anger will put the other man in the earth.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, Vindolanda

“I do remember my uncle telling me that the Silures were different from everyone, perhaps from every nation on earth.’

‘Oh well, everyone knows that,’ Vindex agreed. ‘Odd people. Funny customs. Don’t talk much. Don’t swear much either and you cannot say that is natural.’

‘Is it true?’ Crispinus asked. ‘Now that you mention it I have not heard you swear.’

‘Waste of good anger,’ Ferox said without looking at him. ‘It was something his grandfather had often said. Do not waste rage. Nurture it, cherish it and use the strength it gives. Hot anger gets a man killed. Cold anger will put the other man in the earth.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, Vindolanda