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> [“I myself have seen this woman draw the stars from the sky; she diverts the course of a fast-flowing river with her incantations; her voice makes the earth gape, it lures the spirits from the tombs, send the bones tumbling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/i-myself-have-seen-this-woman-draw-the-stars-from-the-sky-she-diverts/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

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## Other authors on Flowing river

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flowing-river/paulo-coelho/)

## More by Tibullus

> [“Let other men gather bright gold to themselves and own many acres of well-ploughed soil, let endless worry trouble them, with enemies nearby, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/let-other-men-gather-bright-gold-to-themselves-and-own-many-acres-of/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [I could live in the woods with thee in sight, Where never should human foot intrude: Or with thee find light in the darkest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/i-could-live-in-the-woods-with-thee-in-sight-where-never-should-human/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [“Who was the first that forged the deadly blade? Of rugged steel his savage soul was made.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/who-was-the-first-that-forged-the-deadly-blade-of-rugged-steel-his/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [How mad it is to summon grim death by means of war!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/how-mad-it-is-to-summon-grim-death-by-means-of-war/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ; And how with the longest day enjoy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/how-could-i-blest-with-thee-long-nights-employ-and-how-with-the/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [What madness is this, inviting sable Death by warfare? It always hovers close and comes unforeseen on silent steps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/what-madness-is-this-inviting-sable-death-by-warfare-it-always-hovers/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject thyself to the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/happy-thou-that-learnest-from-another-s-griefs-not-to-subject-thyself/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [Be bold: Venus herself aids the stout-hearted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/be-bold-venus-herself-aids-the-stout-hearted/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [“I myself have seen this woman draw the stars from the sky; she diverts the course of a fast-flowing river with her incantations; her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/i-myself-have-seen-this-woman-draw-the-stars-from-the-sky-she-diverts/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [Esteem all things that are good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/esteem-all-things-that-are-good/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [A wise man sings his joy in the closet of his heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/a-wise-man-sings-his-joy-in-the-closet-of-his-heart/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [The Love-god inflames more fiercely those he sees are reluctant to surrender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/the-love-god-inflames-more-fiercely-those-he-sees-are-reluctant-to/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

> [Don't fear to pledge. By winds the perjuries of love Are blown, null and void, across the land and farthest seas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibullus/don-t-fear-to-pledge-by-winds-the-perjuries-of-love-are-blown-null/)

[Tibullus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibullus/)

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