Western Roman Emperor

Famous quotes containing the words western, roman and/or emperor:

    “Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.”
    —Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974)

    “Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato,—at once the glory and the shame of mankind, since neither Saxon nor Roman have availed to add any idea to his categories.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Such is the caprice of Romans ... who reject kings in name but not in practice, and accept an Emperor mightier than a hundred kings.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)