Sextus Propertius Quotes

"Anyone who is an enemy of mine, let him love women, but let he who is my friend rejoice in men."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Love, Men, Women, Friend, Enemy)

"Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Lovers)

"Age makes all things greater after their death; a name comes to the tongue easier from the grave."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Age, Death, Grave, Name, Tongue)

"Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Strength, Effort, Praise, Will)

"Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats."
- Sextus Propertius

"By gold all good faith has been banished; by gold our rights are abused; the law itself is influenced by gold, and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Faith, End, Rights, Gold, Law, Restraint, Will)

"Every man now worships gold, all other reverence being done away."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Being, Gold, Man, Now)

"I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Strength, Glory, Road)

"Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Man, Skill)

"Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent."
- Sextus Propertius

"Love can be put off, never abandoned."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Love)

"Love never offers to anyone wings so easy that he does not hold him back with his other hand."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Love)

"No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Love, Glory, Hair, Will)

"Not only the bull attacks his enemies with curved horn, but also the sheep, when harmed fights back."
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: Enemies, Sheep)

"Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?"
- Sextus Propertius
(Related: God, Bed)