Some say an army of horsemen, or infantry, A fleet of ships is the fairest thing On the face of the black earth, but I say It’s what one loves.
SAPPHORaise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
More Sappho Quotes
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From all the offspring of the earth and heaven love is the most precious.
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You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us.
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In gold sandals / dawn like a thief / fell upon me.
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Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
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All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
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I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.
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If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
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How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
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Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow.
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Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
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The moon is setand the Pleiades; Middle ofthe night, time passes by,I lie alone.
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Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
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Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die.
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There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
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When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
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