Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Lucan

Quote by Lucan

Author

Lucan
Lucan

Lucan, born on November 3, 39 AD and died on April 30, 65 AD, was a renowned Roman poet of the ancient world. His poetry is famous for its depictions of wars and heroic deeds, with his works 'The Bellum civile' and 'The Deeds of the Divine Julius' being particularly notable. more

You May Also Like

“I love art, and I love history, but it is living art and living history that I love. It is in the interest of living art and living history that I oppose so-called restoration. What history can there be in a building bedaubed with ornament, which cannot at the best be anything but a hopeless and lifeless imitation of the hope and vigor of the earlier world?”

WorldArtInterestBuildingHopelessHeritageImitationRestorationVigorOrnamentsLifeless
Book:The Collected Works of William Morris: With Introductions by His Daughter May Morris
Create image

“Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement; a sanded floor and whitewashed walls and the green trees, and flowery meads, and living waters outside; or a grimy palace amid the same with a regiment of housemaids always working to smear the dirt together so that it may be unnoticed; which, think you, is the most refined, the most fit for a gentleman of those two dwellings?”

ThinkingMayTwoTogetherWaterTreeWallFitFoundationGreenMiserySimplicityGentlemanDirtPalacesDwellingRefinedRefinementUnnoticedAlways WorkingMeadGreen TreesHousemaids
Book:Delphi Complete Works of William Morris (Illustrated)
Create image