
Quote of Pierre de Ronsard - Live now, believe me, wait not...
Biography - Pierre de Ronsard:
French poet.
Born: 1524 - Died: 1585
Period:
16th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1524 - Died: 1585
Period:
16th century
Place of birth: France

Live now, believe me, wait not till tomorrow:
Gather today the roses of life.
Gather today the roses of life.

Note
Source: "Quand vous serez bien vieille, au soir, à la chandelle"
Source: Sonnets pour Hélène

Translation
(French, German)


See also...


Quotes about life:


Quotes about now:
The world is generally so restless, that men scarcely ever think of the present time, and the instant they are now actually living, but of those in which they are to live. So that we are always in a disposition to live in future, but never to live now.

Quotes for: rose

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