THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF QUOTATIONS ON THE INTERNET |
|
Home Page |
GIGA Quotes |
Biographical Name Index |
Chronological Name Index |
Topic List |
Reading List |
Site Notes |
Crossword Solver |
Anagram Solver |
Subanagram Solver |
LexiThink Game |
Anagram Game |
Oh! thou who are greatly mad, deign to spare me who am less mad. [Lat., O major tandem parcas, insane, minori.] - Satires (II, 3, 326) [Insanity] One goes to the right, the other to the left; both are wrong, but in different directions. [Lat., Ille sinistrorsum hic dexrorsum abit, unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.] - Satires (II, 3, 50) [Error] I teach that all are men are mad. [Lat., Doceo insanire omnes.] - Satires (II, 3, 81) [Insanity] For everything divine and human, virtue, fame, and honor, now obey the alluring influence of riches. [Lat., Omnis enim res, Virtus, fama, decus, divina, humanaque pulchris Divitiis parent.] - Satires (II, 3, 94) [Wealth] Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed. [Lat., Et genus et virtus, nisi cum re, vilior alga est.] - Satires (II, 5, 8) [Wealth] The man is either mad or his is making verses. [Lat., Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit.] - Satires (II, 7, 117) [Poets] Thou oughtest to know, since thou livest near the gods. [Lat., Scire, deos quoniam propius contingis, oportet.] - Satires (XXI, 6, 52) [Gods] If you'd dip in such joys, come--the better, the quicker!-- But remember the fee--for it suits not my ends To let you make havoc, scot free, with my liquor. As though I were one of your heavy-pursed friends. - To Vergil (bk. IV, ode XII), (translated by Theo. Martin) [Drinking] Displaying page 25 of 25 for this author: << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 [25]
Support GIGA. Buy something from Amazon. |
|