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It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem Gaius Valerius Catullus

Quote Author: Gaius Valerius Catullus

	Gaius Valerius Catullus
	(c. 84-54 BC) Written in the time of Julius Cæsar - Roman lyric poet. He was one of the greatest in Romes literary history.

Other Gaius Valerius Catullus Quotes

To whom do I give my new elegant little book? Cui dono lepidum novum libellum?

To Cicero Most eloquent of the descendants of Romulus. Disertissime Romuli nepotum

He seems to me to be equal to a god. Ille mi par esse deo videtur

There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not know, but I feel it, and am in agony.

Brother, hello and good-bye. Frater, ave atque vale

Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

My mind's sunk so low, Claudia, because of you, wrecked itself on your account so bad already, that I couldn't like you if you were the best of women, or stop loving you, no matter what you do.

It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem

Let him love to-morrow who never loved before; and he as well who has loved, let him love to-morrow. Cras amet qui numquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet.