Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Tibullus

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a poet Tibullus.
Last updated on November 7, 2024.
Tibullus

Albius Tibullus was a Latin poet and writer of elegies. His first and second books of poetry are extant; many other texts attributed to him are of questionable origins.

Poet | 51 BC - 19 BC
Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject thyself to the same.
How mad it is to summon grim death by means of war!
What madness is this, inviting sable Death by warfare? It always hovers close and comes unforeseen on silent steps. — © Tibullus
What madness is this, inviting sable Death by warfare? It always hovers close and comes unforeseen on silent steps.
How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ; And how with the longest day enjoy!
I could live in the woods with thee in sight, Where never should human foot intrude: Or with thee find light in the darkest night, And a social crowd in solitude.
Esteem all things that are good.
A wise man sings his joy in the closet of his heart.
Be bold: Venus herself aids the stout-hearted.
The Love-god inflames more fiercely those he sees are reluctant to surrender.
Don't fear to pledge. By winds the perjuries of love Are blown, null and void, across the land and farthest seas.
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