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Prudentius Quotes (348-413)
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About Prudentius
Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348 – c. 413) was a Roman Christian poet. His most influential poem, the Psychomachia is an allegory of the inner struggle between vice and virtue.
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“Fervent bella horrida, fervent
ossibus inclusa fremit et discordibus armis
non simplex natura hominis.”
ossibus inclusa fremit et discordibus armis
non simplex natura hominis.”
“Illic, precor, optime ductor,
famulam tibi praecipe mentem,
genitali in sede sacrari
quam liquerat exsul et errans.”
famulam tibi praecipe mentem,
genitali in sede sacrari
quam liquerat exsul et errans.”
“Nunc suscipe, terra, fovendum,
gremioque hunc concipe molli.
Hominis tibi membra sequestro,
generosa et fragmina credo.”
gremioque hunc concipe molli.
Hominis tibi membra sequestro,
generosa et fragmina credo.”
“Corde natus ex parentis Ante mundi exordium A et O cognominatus, ipse fons et clausula Omnium quae sunt, fuerunt, quaeque post futura sunt. Saeculorum saeculis.”
About Prudentius
Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348 – c. 413) was a Roman Christian poet. His most influential poem, the Psychomachia is an allegory of the inner struggle between vice and virtue.