Top 25 Quotes by Lucan of 37 - Page 2

Poverty fled, she who gives birth to virile men.

Men, Giving, Poverty

Every great man inevitable resents a partner in greatness.

Greatness, Men, Partners

Lucan (1957). “Pharsalia: dramatic episodes of the Civil Wars”

All go free when multitudes offend.

Freedom, Multitudes

Lucan (1722). “Lucan's Pharsalia”, p.252

The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.

Evil, Danger, Situation

"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 158-60, Pharsalia, VII. 104, 1922.

Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.

Loyalty, Thrones, Dominion

I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.

Fate, Son, Wife

By boldness great fears are cancealed.

Boldness

Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship.

Friendship, Loyal, Unfortunate

Lucan (1957). “Pharsalia: dramatic episodes of the Civil Wars”

Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.

Judging, Guilt, Sides

"Pharsalia", VII. 263 in "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (pp. 345-346), 1922.

Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.

Wisdom, Wish, Politics

Believing nothing does whilst there remained anything else to be done.

Believe, Doe, Done

He is covered by the heavens who has no sepulchral urn.

Heaven, Covered

"Pharsalia", Book VII. 831 in "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (pp. 524-525), 1922.

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