Marcus Terentius Varro quotes

Marcus Terentius Varro was a Roman scholar, writer, and polymath, considered one of the most learned men of his time. His works covered a wide range of subjects, including agriculture, language, history, and science. He greatly influenced later Roman literature and scholarship through his extensive writings and encyclopedic knowledge. Here are 11 of his quotes:

Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.

Marcus Terentius Varro

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Marcus Terentius Varro

The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.

Marcus Terentius Varro

Nature made the fields and man the cities.

Marcus Terentius Varro

For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.

Marcus Terentius Varro

No sick man's monstrous dream can be so wild that some philosopher won't say it's true.

Marcus Terentius Varro

There are bred certain minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes, which float in the air and enter the body through the mouth and nose and there cause serious diseases.

Marcus Terentius Varro

The most learned of all Romans.

Marcus Terentius Varro

It was divine nature which gave us the country, and man's skill that built the cities.

Marcus Terentius Varro