Tibullus Quotes & Sayings

How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ; And how with the longest day enjoy! — Tibullus

How mad it is to summon grim death by means of war! — Tibullus

Be bold: Venus herself aids the stout-hearted. — Tibullus

Who was the first that forged the deadly blade? Of rugged steel his savage soul was made. — Tibullus

Don't fear to pledge. By winds the perjuries of love Are blown, null and void, across the land and farthest seas. — Tibullus

Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject thyself to the same. — Tibullus

I myself have seen this woman draw the stars from the sky; she diverts the course of a fast-flowing river with her incantations; her voice makes the earth gape, it lures the spirits from the tombs, send the bones tumbling from the dying pyre. At her behest, the sad clouds scatter; at her behest, snow falls from a summer's sky. — Tibullus

The Love-god inflames more fiercely those he sees are reluctant to surrender. — Tibullus

Esteem all things that are good. — Tibullus

A wise man sings his joy in the closet of his heart. — Tibullus

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. — Tibullus

What madness is this, inviting sable Death by warfare? It always hovers close and comes unforeseen on silent steps. — Tibullus