Lucanus Marcus Annaeus Lucan Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

7 Famous Quotes by Lucanus Marcus Annaeus Lucan
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“He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others. [Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)
“From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.”
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Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)
“Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.”
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Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)
“Such crimes has superstition caused.”
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Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)
“'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a stormy sea.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)
“We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.”
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Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)
“Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever more shall we be able to recall it.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Pharsalia (I, 150)