Lucius Apuleius citáty
Lucius Apuleius
Datum narození: 125
Datum úmrtí: 170
Další jména: Lucius A. Apuleius, Луций Апулей
Lucius Apuleius Platonicus , známý obvykle jen jako Apuleius, byl latinsky hovořícím a píšícím řečníkem a platónským filosofem. Wikipedia
Citáty Lucius Apuleius
„Odvykání činnosti plodí lenost, lenost pak ochablost.“
Originál: (la) Desuetudo Omnibus Pigritiam, Pigritia Veternum Parit
„Ne každému dřevu dáno býti fládrem.“
[(la) Ne ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius.]
Zdroj: [Novák, Jan Václav, Vorovka, Karel, Kniha moudrosti, sborník aforismů a sentencí peadagogických, Bursík a Kohout, 1892, 195, česky]
„Co nikdo neví, jako by se nedělo.“
Originál: (la) Quod Nemo Novit, Paene Non Fit
Varianta: Co nikdo neví, to jako by se nedělo.
„And thus He will bring back His world to its former aspect, so that the Cosmos will once more be deemed worthy of worship and wondering reverence, and God, the maker and restorer of the mighty fabric, will be adored by the men of that day with unceasing hymns of praise and blessing.“
— Apuleius
The Prophecy of Hermes Trismegistus
„No word of reverence or piety, no utterance worthy of heaven and of the Gods of heaven, will be heard or believed.“
— Apuleius
The Prophecy of Hermes Trismegistus
„Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.“
— Apuleius
De Deo Socratis (On the God of Socrates), ch. 4; p. 355.
Originál: (la) Parit enim conversatio contemptum; raritas conciliat admirationem.
Varianta: Familiarity breeds contempt, but concealment excites interest.
„And in that day men will be weary of life, and they will cease to think the universe worthy of reverent wonder and of worship. And so religion, the greatest of all blessings, for there is nothing, nor has been, nor ever shall be, that can be deemed a greater boon, will be threatened with destruction; men will think it a burden, and will come to scorn it.“
— Apuleius
The Prophecy of Hermes Trismegistus
