black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

Catullus

What a woman says to an eager lover, write it on running water, write it on air.
CATULLUS

Lover Relationship Water Woman Writing
To whom do I give my new elegant little book? Cui dono lepidum novum libellum?
CATULLUS

Book Little Myself One Liner
Godlike the man who sits at her side, who watches and catches that laughter which (softly) tears me to tatters: nothing is left of me, each time I see her.
CATULLUS

Admire Herself Man Myself Relationship Side Time
It is difficult to lay aside a confirmed passion.
CATULLUS

Confirm Difficult One Liner Passion
The vows that woman makes to her fond lover are only fit to be written on air or on the swiftly passing stream.
CATULLUS

Fond Promise Stream Vow Woman
My mind’s sunk so low, Claudia, because of you, wrecked itself on your account so bad already, that I couldn’t like you if you were the best of women, -or stop loving you, no matter what you do.
CATULLUS

Love Low Mindset Stop Women Wreck Yourself
There is nothing more silly than a silly laugh.
CATULLUS

Laughter One Liner Silly
Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus
CATULLUS

Live Myself Relationship Togetherness
What woman says to fond lover should be written on air or the swift water. [Lat., Mulier cupido quod dicit amanti, In vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.]
CATULLUS

Fond Lover Swift Water Women Writing
I hate and love. And why, perhaps you’ll ask. I don’t know: but I feel, and I’m tormented.
CATULLUS

Feeling Hate Known Love Myself Torment
Stop wishing to merit anyone’s gratitude or thinking that anyone can become grateful.
CATULLUS

Gratitude Oneself Stop Thinking
The confounding of all right and wrong, in wild fury, has averted from us the gracious favor of the gods.
CATULLUS

Angry Favor God Right Wild Wrong
I write of youth, of love, and have access by these to sing of cleanly wantonness.
CATULLUS

Access Clean Love Myself Sing Writing Youth
We see not our own backs.
CATULLUS

Back Mistake One Liner Ourselves
I hate and I love, and who can tell me why?
CATULLUS

Hate Love Myself
It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem
CATULLUS

Desire Difficult Hard Time Love Relationship

Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Catullus Quotes