Friday, March 06, 2015
Bygone Days
Macrobius, Saturnalia 3.14.2 (Rufius Albinus speaking; tr. Robert A. Kaster):
Newer› ‹Older
To be sure, we must always revere the days gone by, if we have any sense: those were the generations that produced this dominion of ours with their blood or sweat, and only an abundance of virtues could have made that possible.
vetustas quidem nobis semper, si sapimus, adoranda est. illa quippe saecula sunt quae hoc imperium vel sanguine vel sudore pepererunt, quod non nisi virtutum faceret ubertas.
