Rome as a Guide to the Good Life Quotes

“Perhaps we still haven’t found its lowest level: through a hole in the wall of the deepest room a spring can be heard burbling under the stacked buildings.”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

“Stoics don’t like guilt. What’s the point of guilt? We’re all works in progress.”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

“Augustine’s observations put me in mind of what Leo Rosten said of his pal W. C. Fields: “Anyone who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad.”18”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

“When we do wage war”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

“As Epictetus says”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

“After climbing a tall mountain”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

“Your face should be an open book. Honesty is immediately clear from the tone of voice and the look in the eyes”
― Scott Samuelson, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour