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10 Quotes for 'Persius (Aulus Persius Flaccus)' in the Database.
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Persius (Aulus Persius Flaccus) Quotes
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Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same
inclinations.
[Lat., Velle suuum cuique est, nec voto vivitur uno.]
Topic: Desire
Source: Satires (V, 53)
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The belly (i.e. necessity) is the teacher of art and the liberal
bestower of wit.
[Lat., Magister artis ingenique largitor Venter.]
Topic: Eating
Source: Prologue to Satires (10)
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Why, like the hindmost chariot wheels, art curst
Still to be near but ne'er to reach the first.
[Lat., Nam quamvis prope to, quamvis temone sub uno
Verentem sese, frustra sectabere cantum
Cum rota posterior curras et in axe secundo.]
Topic: Failure
Source: Satires (V, 71), (Dryden's translation) one of the mottoes of the "Spectator", "Tatler", "Guardian"
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That no one, no one at all, should try to search into himself!
But the wallet of the person in front is carefully kept in view.
[Lat., Ut nemo in sese tentat descendere, nemo!
Sed praecedenti spectatur mantica tergo.]
Topic: Faults
Source: Satires (IV, 24)
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Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Topic: Fire
Source: Satires (V, 20)
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Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Topic: Fire
Source: Satires (V, 20)
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The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
[Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.]
Topic: Hunger
Source: Satires--Prologue (X)
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He attempts to use language which he does not know.
[Lat., Negatas artifex sequi voces.]
Topic: Linguists
Source: Satires--Prologue (XI)
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Nothing can be born of nothing, nothing can be resolved into
nothing.
[Lat., Gigni
De nihilo nihil, in nihilum nil posse reverti.]
Topic: Nothingness
Source: Satires (I, 111, 83)
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To be pointed out with the finger.
Topic: Reputation
Source: Satires (I, l. 28)
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