Theocritus famous quotes

03-25-2025

Youth passes like a dream.
-- Theocritus

#Dream #Aging #Youth
Beautiful is the bloom of youth, but it lasts only for a short time.
-- Theocritus

#Beautiful #Lasts #Youth
The Greeks got into Troy by trying, my pretties; everything's done by trying.
-- Theocritus

#Greek #Trying #Done
The godly seed fares well: the wicked's is accurst.
-- Theocritus

#Godly #Wicked #Wells
Men shall look on thee and murmur to each other, "Lo! how small Was the gift, and yet how precious! Friendship 's gifts are priceless all.
-- Theocritus

#Men #Looks #Priceless
Reflect, ere you spurn me, that youth at his sides Wears wings; and once gone, all pursuit he derides.
-- Theocritus

#Wings #Sides #Gone
Sleeping we imagine what awake we wish; D ogs dream of bones, and fishermen of fish.
-- Theocritus

#Dream #Sleep #Sea
Man will ever stand in need of man.
-- Theocritus

#Men #Needs
Beauty is a delightful prejudice.
-- Theocritus

#Beauty #Prejudice
Cicala to cicala is dear, and ant to ant, and hawks to hawks, but to me the muse and song.
-- Theocritus

#Song #Hawks #Ants
Age overtakes us all; Our temples first; then on o'er cheek and chin, Slowly and surely, creep the frosts of Time. Up and do somewhat, ere thy limbs are sere.
-- Theocritus

#Age #Firsts #Temples
Faults are beauties, when survey'd by love.
-- Theocritus

#Faults #Surveys
Cats will always lie soft.
-- Theocritus

#Lying #Cat
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends.
-- Theocritus

#Friendship #Grace #May
All cats love a cushioned couch.
-- Theocritus

#Cat #Couches #Cat Love
Trying will do anything in this world.
-- Theocritus

#Success #Trying #World
Faults are beauties in a lovers eye.
-- Theocritus

#Eye #Faults #Lovers
Now begins a torrent of words and a trickling of sense.
-- Theocritus
Heaven's eternal wisdom has decreed, that man should ever stand in need of man.
-- Theocritus

#Men #Heaven #Needs
Sameron adion aso I shall sing a sweeter song tomorrow
-- Theocritus

#Music #Song #Tomorrow
Beauty is an evil in an ivory setting.
-- Theocritus

#Beauty #Ivory #Evil
Even a little gift may be vast with loving kindness.
-- Theocritus

#Kindness #Littles #May

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