Florus

"Publius Annius Florus, described as a Roman poet and rhetorician."

"Julius Florus, described as an ancient Roman poet, orator, and author who was born around 74 AD and died around 130 AD Florus was born in Africa, but raised in Rome."

"Lucius Annaeus Florus (c. 74 – 130 AD), a Roman historian, who lived in the time of Trajan and Hadrian and was also born in Africa."

"Mulier intra pectus omnis celat virus pestilens; dulce de labris loquuntur, corde vivunt noxio."

"Quando ponebam novellas arbores mali et piri, cortici summae notavi nomen ardoris mei. nulla fit exinde finis vel quies cupidinis: crescit arbor, gliscit ardor: animus implet litteras."

"Cive Romano per orbem nemo vivit rectius: quippe malim unum Catonem quam trecentos Socratas."

"Consules fiunt quotannis et novi proconsules; solus aut rex aut poeta non quotannis nascitur."

"Ne pereant lege mane rosas: cito virgo senescit."

"Difficilius est provincias obtinere quam facere; viribus parantur, iure retinentur."

"J. Wright & Arnold M. Duff, eds. Minor Latin Poets, Vol. 2, LCL (1934)"

"Edward Seymour Forster, Lucius Annaeus Florus; Cornelius Nepos, LCL (1929)"

"Norbert Guterman, A Book of Latin Quotations (1966), p. 336"

"The Roman History of Lucius J. Florus made English (London: T.J. for Samuel Speed, 1669)"

"H. W. Garrod, ed. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse (1912), nos. 291–8"