Propertius famous quotes

Let's give the historians something to write about
-- Propertius

#Writing #Giving #Historian

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.
-- Propertius

#Strength #Climbing #Giving

Something greater than the Iliad now springs to birth -Nescio quid maius nascitur Iliade
-- Propertius

#Spring #Birth #Iliad

Fame due to the achievements of the mind never perishes.
-- Propertius

#Achievement #Mind #Fame

No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair.
-- Propertius

#Hair #Rivals #Glory

Even if my strength should fail, my daring will win me praise: in might enterprises even the will to succeed is enough.
-- Propertius

#Inspirational #Winning #Might

The eyes are the pioneers that first announce the soft tale of love.
-- Propertius

#Eye #Firsts #Pioneers

There is no wide road which leads to the Muses.
-- Propertius

#Inspirational #Muse

Cupid is naked and does not like artifices contrived by beauty.
-- Propertius

#Love #Doe #Naked

If she is pleasing to one man, a girl is taken care of.
-- Propertius

#Girl #Taken #Men

I say as an expert, no one is faithful in love -Expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis
-- Propertius

#Love #Faithful #Nemo

Not only the bull attacks his enemies with curved horn, but also the sheep, when harmed fights back.
-- Propertius

#Fighting #Sheep #Horny

Always in absent lovers love's tide flows stronger.
-- Propertius

#Real #Stronger #Flow

Every man now worships gold, all other reverence being done away.
-- Propertius

#Men #Gold #Done

Great is the height I just scale, but the prospect of glory gives me strength.
-- Propertius

#Motivational #Giving #Height

Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better.
-- Propertius

#Lovers #Absent

Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?
-- Propertius

#Able #Bed #Goddess

Never change when love has found its home.
-- Propertius

#Home #Never Change #Found

The law itself follows gold.
-- Propertius

#Law #Gold

Love is fostered by confidence and constancy; he who is able to give much is able also to love much.
-- Propertius

#Inspirational #Love Is #Giving

Let each man pass his days in that endeavor wherein his gift is greatest.
-- Propertius

#Men #Endeavor

Afflicted by love's madness all are blind.
-- Propertius

#Madness #Blind

You, O money, are the cause of a restless life! Because of you we journey toward a premature death; you provide cruel nourishment for the evils of men; the seed of our cares sprouts from your head.
-- Propertius

#Money #Journey #Men

Love never offers to anyone wings so easy that he does not hold him back with his other hand.
-- Propertius

#Hands #Wings #Doe

Love can be put off, never abandoned.
-- Propertius

#Abandoned

Anyone who is an enemy of mine, let him love women, but let he who is my friend rejoice in men.
-- Propertius

#Men #Enemy #Rejoice

Age makes all things greater after their death; a name comes to the tongue easier from the grave.
-- Propertius

#Names #Age #Tongue

Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats.
-- Propertius

#Faithful #Mistress #Bent

By gold all good faith has been banished; by gold our rights are abused; the law itself is influenced by gold, and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint.
-- Propertius

#Law #Rights #Gold

In great things it is enough even to have willed.
-- Propertius

#Enough #Great Things

A cause breaks or exalts a soldier's strength; unless that cause is just, shame will make him throw his weapons away.
-- Propertius

#Military #Soldier #Weapons

Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
-- Propertius

#Speech #Speak #Absence