Theocritus quotes

Theocritus was an ancient Greek poet, considered the originator of pastoral poetry. His works celebrated the beauty of rural life and influenced later poets in Greece and Rome. He became renowned for his vivid depictions of shepherds and idyllic landscapes. Here are 11 of his quotes:

The godly seed fares well: the wicked's is accurst. (Theocritus)

Now begins a torrent of words and a trickling of sense.

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Faults are beauties, when survey'd by love.

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

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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."

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

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

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

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Faults are beauties in a lover's eye.

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

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Look, still is the sea and still are the breezes; but the pain in my heart is not still. (Theocritus)

Theocritus

Occupation: Greek Poet
Quotes count: 11
Wikipedia: Theocritus

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