Undaunted, keen: where Hope or Passion called
He'd fight, nor ever sheathe the murderous sword.
Pressing advantage, following up his star,
And sweeping all between him and his prize,
He hailed the ruin that bestrew’d his way.
• Lucan, 1, 146
• Reported in Classical and Foreign Quotations (1904), no. 15
He'd fight, nor ever sheathe the murderous sword.
Pressing advantage, following up his star,
And sweeping all between him and his prize,
He hailed the ruin that bestrew’d his way.
• Lucan, 1, 146
• Reported in Classical and Foreign Quotations (1904), no. 15
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Acer, et indomitus: quo spes, quoque ira vocasset, Ferre manum, et nunquam temerando parcere ferro: Successus urgere suos: instare favori Numinis: impellens quicquid sibi summa petenti Obstaret: gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.
— Undaunted
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Acer, et indomitus: quo spes, quoque ira vocasset, Ferre manum, et nunquam temerando parcere ferro: Successus urgere suos: instare favori Numinis: impellens quicquid sibi summa petenti Obstaret: gaudensque viam fecisse ruina." in the context of "Undaunted, keen: where Hope or Passion called
He'd fight, nor ever sheathe the murderous sword.
Pressing advantage, following up his star,
And sweeping all between him and his prize,
He hailed the ruin that bestrew’d his way.
• Lucan, 1, 146
• Reported in Classical and Foreign Quotations (1904), no. 15" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Julius Caesar" (Quotes about Caesar)
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About Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR) (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious, military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders.
About Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR) (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious, military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders.
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