Anacréon citations

Anacréon , né vers -550 à Téos, en Ionie, mort vers -464, est l'un des plus grands poètes lyriques grecs avec Alcée de Mytilène, Archiloque de Paros et Sappho. Il fut surnommé « Le chantre de Téos » et « Le vieillard de Téos ». Wikipedia  

✵ 570 av. J.-C. – 485 av. J.-C.   •   Autres noms Anakreón z Teu
Anacréon photo
Anacréon: 13   citations 0   J'aime

Anacréon Citations

Anacréon: Citations en anglais

“The black earth drinks, in turn
The trees drink up the earth.
The sea the torrents drinks, the sun the sea,
And the moon drinks the sun.
Why, comrades, do ye flout me,
If I, too, wish to drink?”

Variante: Fruitful earth drinks up the rain, Trees from earth drink that again; The sea too drinks the air, the sun Drinks the sea, and him the moon. Is it reason, then, do ye think, That I should thirst when all else drink?
Source: Odes, 21.

“And last of all comes death.”

Odes, L. (XL VIII.), 28.

“Nature gave horns to the bull,
Hoofs gave she to the horse.
To the lion cavernous jaws,
And swiftness to the hare.
The fish taught she to swim,
The bird to cleave the air;
To man she reason gave;
Not yet was woman dowered.
What, then, to woman gave she?
The priceless gift of beauty.
Stronger than any buckler,
Than any spear more piercing.
Who hath the gift of beauty.
Nor fire nor steel shall harm her.”

Odes, XXIV.
Variante: The bull by nature hath his horns, The horse his hoofs, to daunt their foes; The light-foot hare the hunter scorns; The lion's teeth his strength disclose.The fish, by swimming, 'scapes the weel; The bird, by flight, the fowler's net; With wisdom man is arm'd as steel; Poor women none of these can get. What have they then?—fair Beauty's grace, A two-edged sword, a trusty shield; No force resists a lovely face, Both fire and sword to Beauty yield.

“To-day belongs to me,
To-morrow who can tell.”

Odes, VIII. (VIL), 9.

“Persuasion's flowing well.”

Odes, XVIII., 18 (6).

Auteurs similaires

Ménandre photo
Ménandre 14
auteur de théâtre grec antique
Diogène de Sinope photo
Diogène de Sinope 12
philosophe grec de l'Antiquité associé à l'école cynique
Virgile photo
Virgile 8
poète latin
Platon photo
Platon 16
philosophe grec antique
Aristote photo
Aristote 25
philosophe grec
Ovide photo
Ovide 9
poète latin
Plaute photo
Plaute 22
poète comique, acteur, chef de troupe théâtrale et auteur d…
Paul de Tarse photo
Paul de Tarse 4
apôtre
Augustin d'Hippone photo
Augustin d'Hippone 53
philosophe parmis les premiers Chrétien