Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Prudentius

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Prudentius

Aurelius Prudentius Clemens was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis in 348. He probably died in the Iberian Peninsula some time after 405, possibly around 413. The place of his birth is uncertain, but it may have been Caesaraugusta (Saragossa), Tarraco (Tarragona), or Calagurris (Calahorra).

Nothing is higher than the love of truth.
To live is shared by all, but not to be worthy of living.
Bright light is injurious to those who see nothing. — © Prudentius
Bright light is injurious to those who see nothing.
Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired.
Nothing is uglier than the sinner, nothing so leprous or fetid; the scar of his crimes is still raw, and he stinks like the cave of Hell.
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