Petronius
Petronius
Gaius Petronius Arbiterwas a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era...
beginning closely doth hath labor lie shame together
Let us together closely lie and kiss, There is no labor, no shame in this: This hath pleased, doth please, and long will please, never, Can this decay, but is beginning ever
learning mad
We know that you are mad with much learning
goes pleasure pulls rose strange thorn
Find here what each desires: men's pleasure goes - Strange ways: one pulls a thorn and one a rose
esteemed penny shall worth
He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed
heaven
Heaven is equally distant everywhere.
believe school men
I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.
latin hands favors
The favor for the favor or One hand washes the other.
faces lasts fortune
While fortune lasts you will see your friend's face.
home youth aliens
Leave your home, O youth, and seek out alien shores. A wider range of life has been ordained for you.
believe men businessman
A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman.
men rose thorns
Everyone will find what he's looking for. Nothing pleases everyone: this man gathers thorns, that one roses.
hope dumb caught
Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope.
money pennies purses
He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.
women vulture
Women are one and all a set of vultures.