Aulus Gellius
Aulus Gellius
Aulus Gelliuswas a Latin author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome, where he held a judicial office. He is famous for his Attic Nights, a commonplace book, or compilation of notes on grammar, philosophy, history, antiquarianism and other subjects, preserving fragments of many authors and works who otherwise might be unknown today...
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religious men should
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
cups lips fortune
Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
daughter memories names
Another one of the old poets, whose name has escaped my memory at present, called Truth the daughter of Time.
philosophy beard video
I see the beard and cloak, but I don't yet see a philosopher. -Video barbam et pallium; philosophum nondum video
daughter truth names
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said Truth is the daughter of Time. [Lat., Alius quidam veterum poetarum cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est veritatem temporis filiam esse dixit.]
cost repentance heavy
I do not buy repentance at so heavy a cost as a thousand drachmae.
vigor spirit increase
The spirits increase, vigor grows through a wound.
life daughter truth-is
Truth is the daughter of time.
I see the beard and cloak, but I don't yet see a philosopher.