Quote #7

There is something beyond the grave; death does not end all, and the pale ghost escapes from the vanquished pyre.

Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

More from Sextus Propertius

  1. Semper in absentes felicior aestus amantes.
  2. Let each man have the wit to go his own way.
  3. Absenti nemo non nocuisse velit.
  4. Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe/Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est.
  5. Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest.
  6. Never change when love has found its home.

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