Gaio Valerio Catullo: Quotes about God

Gaio Valerio Catullo was Latin poet. Explore interesting quotes on god.

Gaio Valerio Catullo: 50 quotes 3 likes

“All right and wrong, confounded in impious madness, turned from us the righteous will of the gods.”
Omnia fanda nefanda malo permixta furore iustificam nobis mentem avertere deorum.

Gaio Valerio Catullo list of poems by Catullus

LXIV
Carmina

God , Madness

“He seems to me to be equal to a god, he, if it may be, seems to surpass the very gods, who sitting opposite thee again and again gazes at thee and hears thee sweetly laughing.”
Ille mi par esse Deo videtur, ille, si fas est, superare Divos, qui sedens adversus identidem te spectat et audit dulce ridentem.

Gaio Valerio Catullo list of poems by Catullus

LI, lines 1–5. Cf. Sappho 31.
Carmina

God

“What is given by the gods more desirable than the fortunate hour?”
Quid datur a divis felici optatius hora?

Gaio Valerio Catullo list of poems by Catullus

LXII
Carmina

God