Lucan
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba, in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 November 39
boldness
By boldness great fears are cancealed.
judging guilt sides
Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
society delay prepared
Delay is ever fatal to those who are prepared.
produce idle inclination
An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
heaven covered
He is covered by the heavens who has no sepulchral urn.
wounds
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.
loyalty dominion thrones
Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.
strong power men
Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.
freedom multitudes
All go free when multitudes offend.
freedom liberty world
The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood.
evil danger situation
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
greatness men partners
Every great man inevitable resents a partner in greatness.
fate son wife
I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.
honesty justice
To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong.