Tibullus quotes
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“I could live in the woods with thee in sight, Where never should human foot intrude: Or with thee find light in the darkest night, And a social crowd in solitude.”
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“Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject thyself to the same.”
-- TibullusSource : "Carmina". III. 6. 43,
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“How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ; And how with the longest day enjoy!”
-- TibullusSource : Tibullus, Gerard Van der Gucht (1720). “The Works of Tibullus: Containing His Four Books of Love Elegies”, p.199
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“Be bold: Venus herself aids the stout-hearted.”
-- TibullusSource : Tibullus (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Tibullus (Illustrated)”, p.230, Delphi Classics
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“What madness is this, inviting sable Death by warfare? It always hovers close and comes unforeseen on silent steps.”
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“How mad it is to summon grim death by means of war!”
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“Don't fear to pledge. By winds the perjuries of love Are blown, null and void, across the land and farthest seas.”
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“The Love-god inflames more fiercely those he sees are reluctant to surrender.”
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“A wise man sings his joy in the closet of his heart.”
-- Tibullus
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