Theocritus Quotes

Theocritus offers hopeful, plain-spoken reflections on life, effort, and ancient tales that feel like a gentle nudge to keep trying.

16 quotes

1. While there's life there's hope, and only the dead have none.

2. Faults are beauties, when survey'd by love.

3. Milk the ewe that thou hast, why pursue the thing that shuns thee?

4. The Greeks got into Troy by trying, my pretties; everything's done by trying.

5. Faults are beauties in a lover's eye.

6. Faults are beauties in a lovers eye.

7. Beauty is an evil in an ivory setting.

8. Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends.

9. Beautiful is the bloom of youth, but it lasts only for a short time.

10. Reflect, ere you spurn me, that youth at his sides Wears wings; and once gone, all pursuit he derides.

11. Youth passes like a dream.

12. Cicala to cicala is dear, and ant to ant, and hawks to hawks, but to me the muse and song.

13. Men shall look on thee and murmur to each other, "Lo! how small Was the gift, and yet how precious! Friendship 's gifts are priceless all.

14. The godly seed fares well: the wicked's is accurst.

15. Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from a friend.

16. Age overtakes us all; Our temples first; then on o'er cheek and chin, Slowly and surely, creep the frosts of Time. Up and do somewhat, ere thy limbs are sere.