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Quotes by Petronius Arbiter
Raram facit misturam cum sapientiâ forma. Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.— filed under Beauty
Parentes objurgatione digni sunt, qui nolunt liberos suos severâ lege proficere. Parents deserve reproof when they refuse to benefit their children by severe discipline.— filed under Childhood
Fere totus mundus exerceat histrionem. Almost the whole world are players.— filed under Words
Piper, non homo. He is pepper, not a man.— filed under Lying
Animus quod perdidit optat, Atque in præteritâ se totus imagine versat. The mind wishes for what it has missed, and occupies itself with retrospective contemplation.— filed under Misappropriation
Medicus nihil aliud est quam animi consolatio. A physician is nothing but a consoler of the mind.— filed under Physician