Silius Italicus
Silius Italicus
Silius Italicus, in full Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus, was a Roman consul, orator, and Latin epic poet of the 1st century AD,. His only surviving work is the 17-book Punica, an epic poem about the Second Punic War and the longest surviving poem in Latin at over 12,000 lines...
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wrath heaven mind
Neither the wrath of Heaven nor the attacks of enemies are as fatal as Pleasure alone when she infects the mind.
change warrior army
Groundless superstition ill befits an army; valor is the only deity that rules in the warrior's breast.
atheism misery approach
It is when we are in misery that we revere the gods; the prosperous seldom approach the altar.
tides haste fortune
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
speak danger inaction
Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.
war men triumph
Nothing fairer than peace is given to man to know; Better one peace than countless triumphs
character rewards virtue
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.
two plans
Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.
love women doubt
Do not doubt a woman's power to aid; no toil Can daunt a pure affection.