Death is an ill; ’tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.
SAPPHOYou may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us.
More Sappho Quotes
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Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
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Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
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Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
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Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
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I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
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Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
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Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die.
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Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?
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When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
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Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
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Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us.
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No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
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What cannot be said will be wept.
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Whatever one loves most is beautiful.
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All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
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