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Sappho Quotes By Sappho: To me the Muses truly gave / An

To me the Muses truly gave / An envied and a happy lot: / E'en when I lie within the grave, / I cannot, shall not, be forgot. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. Like Ares

Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Mvxx. Amillivn: Do you prefer him or her? Either one's

Do you prefer him or her? Either one's cool-I'm genderfluid. — Mvxx. Amillivn

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Although only breath, words which I command are

Although only breath, words which I command are immortal. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: And a sweet expression spreads over her fair

And a sweet expression spreads over her fair face. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: What cannot be said will be wept.

What cannot be said will be wept. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods

Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: In fact she herself once blamed meKyprogeneiabecause I

In fact she herself once blamed me
Kyprogeneia
because I prayed
this word:
I want. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Love shook my heart like a wind falling

Love shook my heart like a wind falling on oaks
on a mountain. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is

Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sherod Santos: NocturneMidnight. The moon has set, and the Pleiades.The

Nocturne

Midnight. The moon
has set, and the Pleiades.
The hours pass
and pass, yet still I lie alone.

Sappho — Sherod Santos

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: ]]you will remember]for we in our youthdid these

]
]you will remember
]for we in our youth
did these things

yes many and beautiful things
]
]
] — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: All the while, believe me, I prayed our

All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Come to me now and loosen mefrom blunt

Come to me now and loosen me
from blunt agony. Labor
and fill my heart with fire. Stand by me
and be my ally. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I declareThat later on, Even in an age

I declare
That later on,
Even in an age unlike our own,
Someone will remember who we are. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Elora Bishop: It's in my blood, as magic is in

It's in my blood, as magic is in yours." His mouth is still smiling, but his tone is somber. "I couldn't stop writing even if I wanted to. — Elora Bishop

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: When they were tiredNight rained herthick dark sleepupon

When they were tired
Night rained her
thick dark sleep
upon their eyes. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Elora Bishop: If I could, I would live forever in

If I could, I would live forever in this moment. But no one can live in a moment, and time moves on. — Elora Bishop

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: From all the offspring of the earth and

From all the offspring of the earth and heaven love is the most precious. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho Van Lesbos: I want to tell you something but good

I want to tell you something but good taste
Restrains me — Sappho Van Lesbos

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: but if you love uschoose a younger bedfor

but if you love us
choose a younger bed
for I cannot bear
to live with you when I am the older one — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an

Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Elora Bishop: When you take advice from a cat, there

When you take advice from a cat, there are always consequences. — Elora Bishop

Sappho Quotes By Odysseas Elytis: Fantastic truths perish slower ... Sappho's moon will

Fantastic truths perish slower ... Sappho's moon will survive the moon of Armstrong. Different computations are necessary. — Odysseas Elytis

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away

How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Love shook my heartLike the wind on the

Love shook my heart
Like the wind on the mountain
rushing over the oak trees. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: For me, neither the honey nor the bee

For me, neither the honey nor the bee — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: You may forget butlet me tell youthis: someone

You may forget but
let me tell you
this: someone in
some future time
will think of us — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: neither for me honey nor the honey bee

neither for me honey nor the honey bee — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I said: 'Go with my blessing if you

I said: 'Go with my blessing if you go
Always remembering what we did. To me
You have meant everything, as you well know. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: gathering flowers so very delicate a girl

gathering flowers so very delicate a girl — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it

The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Someone will remember us I say even in

Someone will remember us
I say
even in another time — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Evening you gather backall that dazzling dawn has

Evening you gather back
all that dazzling dawn has put asunder:
you gather a lamb, gather a kid,
gather a child to its mother. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: The touched heart madly stirs,your laughter is water

The touched heart madly stirs,
your laughter is water hurrying over pebbles -
every gesture is a proclamation,
every sound is speech ... — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I will let my body flow like water

I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: [I was dreaming of you but]just thenDawn, in

[I was dreaming of you but]
just then
Dawn, in her golden sandals
[woke me] — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: The gorgeous man presents a gorgeous view;The good

The gorgeous man presents a gorgeous view;
The good man will in time be gorgeous, too. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Although only breath, words which I speak are

Although only breath, words which I speak are immortal. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the

Stand and face me, my love,
and scatter the grace in your eyes.
— Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Plato: Some thoughtlessly proclaim the Muses nine:A tenth is

Some thoughtlessly proclaim the Muses nine:
A tenth is Sappho, maid divine. — Plato

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Death must be an evil and the gods

Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever? — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Gracious your form and your eyes as honey

Gracious your form and your eyes as honey : desire is poured upon your lovely face Aphrodite has honored you exceedingly ... — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I took my lyre and said: come now,

I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Death is an evil; the gods have so

Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star

Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Robert Browning: Sappho survives, because we sing her songs; And

Sappho survives, because we sing her songs; And Eschylus, because we read his plays! — Robert Browning

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: for you beautiful ones my thoughtis not changeable

for you beautiful ones my thought
is not changeable — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Eros, again now, the loosener of limbs troubles

Eros, again now, the loosener of limbs troubles me,
Bittersweet, sly, uncontrollable creature ... . — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: In the crooks of your body, I find

In the crooks of your body, I find my religon. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I would not think to touch the sky

I would not think to touch the sky with two arms — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Someone, I tell you, in another time will

Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: May I write words more naked than flesh,stronger

May I write words more naked than flesh,
stronger than bone, more resilient than
sinew, sensitive than nerve. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy

When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor.

Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By George Meredith: George Eliot has the heart of Sappho; but

George Eliot has the heart of Sappho; but the face, with the long proboscis, the protruding teeth of the Apocalyptic horse, betrayed animality. — George Meredith

Sappho Quotes By Camille Paglia: Sappho and Emily Dickinson are the only woman

Sappho and Emily Dickinson are the only woman geniuses in poetic history. — Camille Paglia

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: We shall enjoy itAs for him who findsfault,

We shall enjoy it
As for him who finds
fault, may silliness
and sorrow take him! — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate

Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: You may blame Aphrodite soft as she is

You may
blame Aphrodite
soft as she is
she has almost
killed me with
love for that boy — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: What is beautiful is good, and who is

What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I know not what to do, my mind

I know not what to do, my mind is divided — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: In gold sandals / dawn like a thief

In gold sandals / dawn like a thief / fell upon me. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I have a daughter who reminds me of

I have a daughter who reminds me of A marigold in bloom. Kle — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: If you are squeamishDon't prod thebeach rubble.

If you are squeamish
Don't prod the
beach rubble. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: The evening star Is the most beautiful of

The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Stand to face me belovedAnd open out the

Stand to face me beloved
And open out the grace of your eyes — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: There is no place for grief in a

There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: AndHer soul! Her soul is consumed by this

And
Her soul! Her soul is consumed by this longing. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Their heart grew coldthey let their wings down

Their heart grew cold
they let their wings down — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: For some the fairest thing on the dark

For some the fairest thing on the dark earth is Thermopylae,
And the Spartan phalanx lowering lances to die. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: No honey for me, if it comes with

No honey for me, if it comes with a bee. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Whatever one loves most is beautiful.

Whatever one loves most is beautiful. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: May you sleep on the breast of your

May you sleep on the breast of your delicate friend — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: You came and I was longing for you.You

You came and I was longing for you.
You cooled a heart that burned with desire. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Beauty endures only for as long as it

Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: You came and I was crazy for youand

You came and I was crazy for you
and you cooled my mind that burned with longing — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: I do not know what to do, my

I do not know what to do, my mind's in two. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Eros the melter of limbs (now again) stirs

Eros the melter of limbs (now again) stirs me -
sweetbitter unmanageable creature who steals in — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Once again Love, that loosener of limbs,bittersweet and

Once again Love, that loosener of limbs,
bittersweet and inescapable, crawling thing,
seizes me. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: He who is fair to look upon is

He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.

Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling

Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Love - bittersweet, irrepressible - loosens my limbs

Love - bittersweet, irrepressible - loosens my limbs and I tremble. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener

With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and

Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Jeanette Winterson: Know thyself,' said Socrates.Know thyself,' said Sappho, 'and

Know thyself,' said Socrates.
Know thyself,' said Sappho, 'and make sure that the Church never finds out. — Jeanette Winterson

Sappho Quotes By Nick Cave: You searched through all my poets, From Sappho

You searched through all my poets, From Sappho through to Auden, I saw the book fall from your hands, As you slowly died of boredom. — Nick Cave

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: ...but I say whatever / one loves, is

...but I say whatever / one loves, is — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: The moon has setAnd the Pleiades.Midnight.I lie in

The moon has set
And the Pleiades.
Midnight.
I lie in bed alone. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Dancing up the full moonRound some fair new

Dancing up the full moon
Round some fair new altar
Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Fyodor Dostoyevsky: You're Sappho, I'm Phaon, agreed.But there's one thing

You're Sappho, I'm Phaon, agreed.
But there's one thing still troubling me:
You don't know your way to the sea. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: ]sing to usthe one with violets in her

]sing to us
the one with violets in her lap
]mostly
]goes astray — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Stars veil their beauty soon / Beside the

Stars veil their beauty soon / Beside the glorious moon, / When her full silver light / Doth make the whole earth bright. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Cesare Pavese: For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho,

For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries. — Cesare Pavese

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Would Jove appoint some flower to reign, in

Would Jove appoint some flower to reign, in matchless beauty on the plain, the Rose (mankind will all agree). The Rose the queen of flowers should be. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like

Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like the wind on the mountain
shaking ancient oaks. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: The dice of love are shouting and madness.

The dice of love are shouting and madness. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Once again love drives me on, that loosener

Once again love drives me on, that loosener of limbs, bittersweet creature against which nothing can be done. — Sappho

Sappho Quotes By Sappho: Because I prayedthis word:I want

Because I prayed
this word:
I want — Sappho