The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
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Marcus Terentius Varrowas a Roman polymath and a prolific author. He is regarded as ancient Rome’s greatest scholar, and was described by Petrarch as “the third great light of Rome” (after Virgil and Cicero).
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What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116-27 BC)
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116-27 BC)
What, if as said, man is a bubble.
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116-27 BC)
Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116-27 BC)
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116-27 BC)
For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116-27 BC)