Quotes from The Gates of Rome

Conn Iggulden ·  448 pages

Rating: (17.8K votes)


“Men respect the silent; they despise the garrulous. - Marius”
― Conn Iggulden, quote from The Gates of Rome


“Perhaps he needs the money. Some of the men live too richly for their purses, if you understand me. Fame would allow him large debts, but everything has to be paid back in the end.”
― Conn Iggulden, quote from The Gates of Rome


“I have been distracted from my duty as a father to some extent, but there is no greater exercise to a man’s talents than the upbringing of his son.”
― Conn Iggulden, quote from The Gates of Rome


“The man attempted to salute and Renius forced himself to smile, biting back his temper at the sloppy manners. He watched the fat figure run away into the buildings and wiped the first beads of sweat from his brow. Strange that such men as that should understand loyalty where so many others threw it aside at the first hint of freedom.”
― Conn Iggulden, quote from The Gates of Rome


“I will need good friends around me if I am to survive my first year of politics. My father described it as walking barefoot in a nest of vipers.”
― Conn Iggulden, quote from The Gates of Rome



About the author

Conn Iggulden
Born date January 1, 1971
See more on GoodReads

Popular quotes

“One does not like to make definite assertions unless one has a little more definite knowledge.”
― Agatha Christie, quote from Nemesis


“It was almost funny, really. Such a strong reaction to a bunch of shirtless guys.”
― Kody Keplinger, quote from Shut Out


“Nothing scared me more than the dark. I liked to see what was coming, and darkness was a place where things could hide.”
― Kami Garcia, quote from Unbreakable


“And I've just spent the last 48 hours falling in love with a man that is not only completely out of my league, I don't even play the same sport”
― Kristen Proby, quote from Come Away with Me


“I don't want to make her [Maggie] a target again," I said.

Michael sighed patiently. "Harry," he said, as if speaking to a rather slow child,"I'm not sure if you noticed this. But things did not turn out well for the last monster who raised his hand against your child. Or any of his friends. Or associates. Or anyone who worked for him. Or for most of the people he knew.”
― Jim Butcher, quote from Skin Game


Interesting books

The Stranger
(524.4K)
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
And Then There Were None
(529K)
And Then There Were...
by Agatha Christie
The Master and Margarita
(174.9K)
The Master and Marga...
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(529.8K)
Charlie and the Choc...
by Roald Dahl
On the Road
(292.4K)
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
Eragon
(1.2M)
Eragon
by Christopher Paolini

About BookQuoters

BookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, memorable and interesting quotes from great books. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a philosophy by which we live. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the author’s best ideas.

We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, and choose the ones that are most thought-provoking. Each quote represents a book that is interesting, well written and has potential to enhance the reader’s life. We also accept submissions from our visitors and will select the quotes we feel are most appealing to the BookQuoters community.

Founded in 2023, BookQuoters has quickly become a large and vibrant community of people who share an affinity for books. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world; conversely, gleaning the main ideas of a book via a quote or a quick summary is typical of the Information Age but is a habit disdained by some diehard readers. We feel that we have the best of both worlds at BookQuoters; we read books cover-to-cover but offer you some of the highlights. We hope you’ll join us.