Marcus Terentius Varro Quotes


"Nature made the fields and man the cities."
- Marcus Terentius Varro
(Related: Nature, Cities, Man)

"The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine."
- Marcus Terentius Varro
(Related: Guests)

"What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
- Marcus Terentius Varro
"What, if as said, man is a bubble."
- Marcus Terentius Varro
(Related: Man)

"Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities."
- Marcus Terentius Varro
(Related: Art, Nature, Cities)