Marcus Terentius Varro famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Art #Cities #Fields
What, if as said, man is a bubble. [Lat., Quod, ut dictur, si est ***** bulla, eo magis senex.]
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Men #What If #Said
He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and friends. [Lat., Qui salubrem locum negligit, mente est captus atque ad agnatos et gentiles deducendus.]
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Health #Mad #House
It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Men #Atheism #States
Not all who own a harp are harpers.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Harps #Harper
Divine nature gave us fields, human skill built our cities. -Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Skills #Cities #Divinity
It is necessary for men to be deceived in religion.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Men #Agnostic #Deceived
The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Journey #Passing #Said
For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Years #Baggage #Packs
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Numbers #Grace #Nine
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Sauce #Gander #Geese
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
-- Marcus Terentius Varro

#Men #Cities #Fields

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