To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

In love, a verse of Mimnermus has more power than one of Homer.

Something greater than the Iliad now springs to birth -Nescio quid maius nascitur Iliade

Never change when love has found its home.

Let each man pass his days in that endeavor wherein his gift is greatest.

Great is the height I just scale, but the prospect of glory gives me strength.