Lucan
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba, in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 November 39
inspirational real men
Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined.
honesty justice
To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong.
fate son wife
I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.
greatness men partners
Every great man inevitable resents a partner in greatness.
evil danger situation
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
freedom liberty world
The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood.
stars integrity self
As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.
daring shows
A show of daring oft conceals great fear.
freedom multitudes
All go free when multitudes offend.
loyalty dominion thrones
Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.
boldness
By boldness great fears are cancealed.
judging guilt sides
Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
strong power men
Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.
men heaven blind
How blind men are to Heaven's gifts!