62 Quotes by Catullus

What woman says to fond lover should be written on air or the swift water. [Lat., Mulier cupido quod dicit amanti, In vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.]

We see not our own backs.

The vows that woman makes to her fond lover are only fit to be written on air or on the swiftly passing stream.

I write of youth, of love, and have access by these to sing of cleanly wantonness.

Oh, this age! How tasteless and ill bred it is!

What a woman says to an eager lover, write it on running water, write it on air.

What women say to lovers, you'll agree, One writes on running water or on air.

I hate and I love, and who can tell me why?

I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also the religious power.