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> [“To whom shall I offer this book, young and sprightly, Neat, polished, wide-margined, and finished politely? To you, my Cornelius, whose learning pedantic, Has dared to set forth in three volumes gigantic The history of ages—ye gods, what a labor!—…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaius-valerius-catullus/to-whom-shall-i-offer-this-book-young-and-sprightly-neat-polished/)

[Gaius Valerius Catullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaius-valerius-catullus/)

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## More by Gaius Valerius Catullus

> [“Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem, difficile est, verum hoc qua lubet efficias.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaius-valerius-catullus/difficile-est-longum-subito-deponere-amorem-difficile-est-verum-hoc/)

[Gaius Valerius Catullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaius-valerius-catullus/)

> [“Odi et amo. Quare I'd faciam, fortasse requiris. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaius-valerius-catullus/odi-et-amo-quare-i-d-faciam-fortasse-requiris/)

[Gaius Valerius Catullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaius-valerius-catullus/)

> [“AMAT·VICTORIA·CVRAM”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaius-valerius-catullus/amat-victoria-cvram/)

[Gaius Valerius Catullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaius-valerius-catullus/)

> [“Ille mi par esse deo videtur ille, si fas est, superare divos, qui sedens adversus identitem te spectat et audit dulce ridentem, misero quod…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaius-valerius-catullus/ille-mi-par-esse-deo-videtur-ille-si-fas-est-superare-divos-qui/)

[Gaius Valerius Catullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaius-valerius-catullus/)

> [“To whom shall I offer this book, young and sprightly, Neat, polished, wide-margined, and finished politely? To you, my Cornelius, whose learning pedantic, Has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaius-valerius-catullus/to-whom-shall-i-offer-this-book-young-and-sprightly-neat-polished/)

[Gaius Valerius Catullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaius-valerius-catullus/)

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