He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also. — Sappho Copy Share Image
Stars veil their beauty soon / Beside the glorious moon, / When her full silver light / Doth make the whole earth bright. — Sappho Copy Share Image
Would Jove appoint some flower to reign, in matchless beauty on the plain, the Rose (mankind will all agree). The Rose the… — Sappho Copy Share Image
“]Sardis often turning her thoughts here ] you like a goddess and in your song most of all she rejoiced. But now… — Sappho Copy Share Image
Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow. — Sappho Copy Share Image
“...gracious your form and your eyes as honey : desire is poured upon your lovely face Aphrodite has honored you exceedingly...” — Sappho Copy Share Image
“Some call ships, infantry or horsemen The greatest beauty earth can offer; I say it is whatever a person Most lusts after.… — Sappho Copy Share Image
“]Sardis often turning her thoughts here ] you like a goddess and in your song most of all she rejoiced. But now she is… — Sappho Copy Share Image
“But thou shalt ever lie dead nor shall there be any remembrance of thee then or ever, for thou hast none of the roses… — Sappho Copy Share Image
Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man. — Sappho Copy Share Image
Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died. — Sappho Copy Share Image
Love shook my heart/ Like the wind on the mountain/ Troubling the oak-trees — Sappho Copy Share Image
Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass. — Sappho Copy Share Image
“Blest as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees thee, all the while, Softly speaks… — Sappho Copy Share Image
You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us — Sappho Copy Share Image
“I can reveal to you that I wished to die - For with much weeping she left me Saying: "Sappho - what suffering is… — Sappho Copy Share Image
“yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful things and your tongue were not concocting some evil to say shame would not… — Sappho Copy Share Image
![“]Sardis often turning her thoughts here ] you like a goddess and in your song most of all she rejoiced. But now she is conspicuous among Lydian women as sometimes at sunset the rosyfingered moon surpasses all the stars. And her light stretches over salt sea equally and flowerdeep fields. And the…” quote by Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cac/sappho-4562_beauty_sardis-often-turning-her-thoughts-here-y_45784.jpg)
![“]sing to us the one with violets in her lap ]mostly ]goes astray” quote by Sappho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4a/sappho-4562_beauty_sing-to-us-the-one-with-violets-in-her-l_2545892.jpg)
