WednesdaySep 16, 2026
Quotes: 53419 Authors: 9969
What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.
To be loved, be lovable.
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns command, and in their turns obey.
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
The workmanship surpassed the subject matter. Materiam superabat opus
I see and approve better things, but follow worse.
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
Everything which I said could not happen will happen now. Omnia iam fient fieri quae posse negabam
The gods favor the bold.
Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
Everyone is a millionaire where promises are concerned.
He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas
Be patient and tough; one day this pain will be useful to you. Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim
It is the mind that makes the man, and our vigour is in our immortal soul.
As long as you are lucky, you will have many friends; if cloudy times appear, you will be alone. Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris
Every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid. Militat omnis amans et habet sua castra Cupido
You who seek an end of love, love yields to business: be busy, and you will be safe.
Love, and a cough, are not concealed. Amor tussisque non celantur
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well Bene qui latuit bene vixit
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run ever faster if encouraged.
The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.
Habits change into character.
Said of Ennius: Greatest in genius, rough in skill. Ingenio maximus, arte rudis
To feed the flames. Alere flammas
Dripping hollows out rock. Gutta cavat lapidem
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked. Quae dant, quaeque negant, gaudent tamen esse rogatae.
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
Courage conquers all things; it even gives strength to the body.
It is art to conceal art. Ars est celare artem
All things change, nothing is extinguished.... There is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward; all things are brought into being with a changing nature; the ages themselves glide by in constant movement.
The burden becomes light which is cheerfully borne.
A burden which is done well becomes light. Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus
We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
Add little to little and there will be a big pile.
A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper
Fools laugh at the Latin language. Rident stolidi verba Latina.
The cause is hidden but the effect is evident,
Have patience and endure; this unhappiness will one day be beneficial.
I attempt a difficult work; But there is no excellence without difficulty.
If it were in my power, I would be wiser; But a newly felt power carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my understanding another.
If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he would soon be out of thunderbolts.
If thou wishest to put an end to love, attend to business (love yields to employment); then thou wilt be safe.
If you would marry suitably, marry your equal.
It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.
It is the mind that makes the man, And our vigor is in our immortal soul.
Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
Sickness seizes the body from bad ventilation.
Safety lies in the middle course.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Nor is there any law more just, than that he who has plotted death shall perish by his own plot.
Neither will the wave which has passed be called back; nor can the hour which has gone by return.
There is no need of words; believe facts.
Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
Love is a thing full of anxious fears.
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.
What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, But when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of gold; By gold love is procured.
Time, motion and wine cause sleep.
Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.
Thou fool, what is sleep but the image of death? Fate will give an eternal rest.
There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
There is a God within us, and we glow when he stirs us.
There is a god within us, and we have intercourse with heaven. That spirit comes from abodes on high.
Sleep, rest of nature, O sleep, most gentle of the divinities, peace of the soul, thou at whose presence care disappears, who soothest hearts wearied with daily employments, and makest them strong again for labor!
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
Tears are sometimes as weighty as words.
Where belief is painful, we are slow to believe.
Fool, what is sleep but the likeness of icy death? The fates shall give us a long period of rest.
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
Whether they give or refuse, women are glad to have been asked.
All things change, nothing perishes.
Ants do not bend their ways to empty barns, so no friend will visit the place of departed wealth.
As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.
Chance is always powerful.- Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
Deadly poisons are concealed under sweet honey.
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
Yield to him who opposes you; By yielding you conquer.
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