Quotes from book

Eclogues

“Every field, every tree is now budding; now the woods are green, now the year is at its loveliest.”
Nunc omnis ager, nunc omnis parturit arbor; Nunc frondent sylvae, nunc formosissimus annus.

“The great line of the centuries begins anew.”
Magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo.

“Everyone is dragged on by their favorite pleasure.”
Trahit sua quemque voluptas.

“Now I know what Love is.”
Nunc scio quid sit Amor.

“Your descendants shall gather your fruits.”
Carpent tua poma nepotes.

“To compare great things with small.”
Parvis componere magna.

“What madness has seized you?”
Quae te dementia cepit!

“Trust not too much to that enchanting face;
Beauty's a charm, but soon the charm will pass.”
O formose puer, nimium ne crede colori.

“We cannot all do everything.”
Non omnia possumus omnes.

“Time bears away all things, even our minds.”
Omnia fert aetas, animum quoque.

“Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.”
Cantantes licet usque (minus via laedit) eamus.

“Begin, baby boy, to recognize your mother with a smile.”
Incipe, parve puer, risu cognoscere matrem.

“A snake lurks in the grass.”