What did Claudius Claudianus mean by: Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to destruction. Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt Copy
What Roman power slowly built, an unarmed traitor instantly overthrew. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Betrayal, Destruction, Power, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a greater fall. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Consequences, Downfall, Hubris, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
Lust, forgetful of future suffering, hurries us along the forbidden path. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Consequences, Lust, Suffering, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high position. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Frustration, Power, Status, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
Nature has granted to all to be happy, if we did but know how to use her benefits. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Happiness, Nature, Utilization, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
In sleep, when fancy is let loose to play, Our dreams repeat the wishes of the day. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Dreams, Sleep, Wishes, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Happiness, Nature, Opportunity, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
The afflictions to which we are accustomed, do not disturb us. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Claudius Claudianus, Acceptance, Habituation, Resilience, 0 Claudius Claudianus Poet · Egypt
Painting is something that cannot be destroyed, it must destroy itself to reinvent itself. Jean Fautrier Painter · France
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. Jean Toomer Writer
Many men, seemingly impelled by fortune, hasten forward to meet misfortune half way. Read explanation Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
