"Sanctius his animal mentisque capacius altae Deerat adhuc et quod dominari in cetera posset: Natus homo est."
— Ovid

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Epic poetsPoets from RomeLatin authorsPeople from AbruzzoOvid
Original Language: English

Sources

A creature of a more exalted kind Was wanting yet, and then was Man designed; Conscious of thought, of more capacious breast, For empire formed, and fit to rule the rest. — Book I, 76 (as translated by John Dryden)