Let's give the historians something to write about Propertius More Quotes by Propertius More Quotes From Propertius If she is pleasing to one man, a girl is taken care of. Propertius girltakenmen And nobility will not be able to help you with your love; Love does not know how to cede to ancestral images. Propertius abledoelove In great things it is enough even to have willed. Propertius great-thingsenough That death is best which comes appropriately at a ripe age. Propertius ripeagedeath Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats. Propertius bentmistressfaithful Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent. Propertius speechspeakabsence Every man now worships gold, all other reverence being done away. Propertius moneygoldmen Great is the height I just scale, but the prospect of glory gives me strength. Propertius heightmotivationalgiving Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better. Propertius absent-mindednessabsentlovers Never change when love has found its home. Propertius changehomelove I am climbing a difficult road; Propertius climbinghikingstrength I say as an expert, no one is faithful in love -Expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis Propertius faithexpertslove Fame due to the achievements of the mind never perishes. Propertius achievementmindfame No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair. Propertius sure-loverivalshair You, O money, are the cause of a restless life! Because of you we journey toward a premature death; you provide cruel nourishment for the evils of men; the seed of our cares sprouts from your head. Propertius moneyjourneymen Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone? Propertius goddessablebed A cause breaks or exalts a soldier's strength; unless that cause is just, shame will make him throw his weapons away. Propertius weaponsmilitarysoldier There is something beyond the grave; death does not end all, and the pale ghost escapes from the vanquished pyre. Propertius endsghostdoe Make room, Roman writers, make room for Greek writers; something greater than the Iliad is born. Propertius iliadgreekrooms Love presses my head with carefully placed feet, wretch that he is, until he has taught me to detest chaste girls, and to live with no counsel. Propertius taughtgirlfeet
