Monthly Archives: April 2012

Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 5.117

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

“He who can talk to himself, will have no need of another’s conversation”. qui secum loqui poterit, sermonem alterius non requiret Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Homer, Iliad 14.83

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

  “What notion has escaped the bulwark of your teeth?”   ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων·   epos can simply mean “word”, but it can also mean “plan”.  

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Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A.54

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

“If someone wishes to be content with what he has, he should learn to subdue his heart and stomach”. animo uentrique imperare debet, qui frugi esse uult Publilius Syrus

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Pindar, Olympian 2.86

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

    “He who knows many things by nature is wise”   σοφὸς ὁ πολλὰ εἰδὼς φυᾷ·   Pindar was writing for aristocratic athletes. Wisdom can be learned…right?

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Ovid, Heroides 17.166

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

“Or did you not know that kings have long arms?” an nescis longas regibus esse manus? Publius Ovidius Naso  

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Sophocles, Ajax 473-4

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

  “It is shameful for man to want a long life when he sees no evils change” αἰσχρὸν γὰρ ἄνδρα τοῦ μακροῦ χρῄζειν βίου, κακοῖσιν ὅστις μηδὲν ἐξαλλάσσεται.     Ajax was famous for saving Achilles’ body and killing himself

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Ovid, Tristia 4.3.37-8

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

“There is a certain pleasantness to crying — pain is brought up and expelled through tears”.  . . . est quaedam flere voluptas expletur lacrimis egeriturque dolor. Publius Ovidius Naso

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Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis, 917

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

“To give birth is awe-inspiring: it brings a great love charm. “   δεινὸν τὸ τίκτειν καὶ φέρει φίλτρον μέγα   Euripides is not always so kind to women…    

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Catullus, Carmina 76.13

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

“It is difficult to suddenly forget a long-lasting love affair” difficile est longum subito deponere amorem Gaius Valerius Catullus

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Archilochus, Fragment 15

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

  Glaukos is a dear ally until he starts fighting     Γλαῦκ’, ἐπίκουρος ἀνὴρ τόσσον φίλος ἔσκε μάχηται,   Archilochus, a master of the ancient art of insults!

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