Callimachus Quotes

A good man never dies.

A good man never dies.

I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down more

I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down the sky.

How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a
brief sojourn; for what more

How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a
brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses
it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that
one exists for other people.

Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore;
The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four;
Stella's wit more

Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore;
The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four;
Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face,
She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace.

"O Charidas, what of the underworld?"
"Great darkness."
"And what of the resurrection?"
"A more

"O Charidas, what of the underworld?"
"Great darkness."
"And what of the resurrection?"
"A lie."
"And Pluto?"
"A fable; we perish utterly."

The Graces, three erewhile, are three no more;
A fourth is come with perfume sprinkled o'er.
'Tis more

The Graces, three erewhile, are three no more;
A fourth is come with perfume sprinkled o'er.
'Tis Berenice blest and fair; were she
Away the Graces would no Graces be.