More quotes by Sappho
Death must be an evil — and the gods agree;
for why else would they live for ever?
A handsome man guards his image a while;
a good man will one day take on beauty.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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