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Propertius Quotes

Sextus Propertius (50 BC – 16 BC) was a Roman elegiac poet in Maecenas' circle.

Poets

Also known as: Propertius, Sextus, Sextus Propertius

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What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

Make way, you Roman writers, make way, Greeks!
Something greater than the Iliad is born.

Whoever he was who first depicted Amor as a boy, don’t you think it was a wonderful touch? He was the first to see that lovers live without sense.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Propertius (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.