Ausonius
Ausonius
Decimius Magnus Ausoniuswas a Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Burdigala in Aquitaine, modern Bordeaux, France. For a time he was tutor to the future emperor Gratian, who afterwards bestowed the consulship on him. His best-known poems are Mosella, a description of the river Moselle, and Ephemeris, an account of a typical day in his life. His many other verses show his concern for his family, friends, teachers, and circle of well-to-do acquaintances and his delight in the technical...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
Ausonius quotes about
age age-and-aging count happiness time
Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.
communication man pleases
No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly.
base respect though
When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.
forgiveness
Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.