And should I fail, my courage brings its commendation:
greatness aimed at is enough.
[Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe
Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est.]
Propertius (50-16 BC) Roman elegiac poet [Sextus Propertius]
Elegies, Book 2, Elegy 10, l. 5ff (2.10.5-6) [tr. Holcombe (2009)]
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Propertius - Elegies, Book 2, Elegy 10, l. 5ff (2.10.5-6) [tr. Holcombe (2009)] | WIST Quotations
And should I fail, my courage brings its commendation: greatness aimed at is enough. [Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est.] Talking specifically about writing epics about mighty themes and accomplishments.WIST Quotations