Skip to content

Scipio Africanus Quotes

236 BC–183 BC

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (236 – 183 BC) was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic. He was best known for defeating Hannibal of Carthage, a feat that earned him the agnomen Africanus, the nickname the Roman Hannibal and recognition as one of the finest commanders in military history.

Military leaders
Politicians

Also known as: Publius Scipio Africanus

Random Scipio Africanus quote

7 quotes

It is the part of a fool to say, I should not have thought.

Thankless country, thou shalt not possess even my bones!

Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it.

I am mindful of human weakness, and I reflect upon the might of Fortune and know that everything that we do is exposed to a thousand chances.

Prepare for war, for you have found peace intolerable.

According to Cato the Elder, Scipio Africanus was wont to say that he was never less at leisure than when at leisure, nor less lonely than when alone.

I would rather save the life of one citizen than kill a thousand enemies.

Disputed

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Scipio Africanus (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.