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Omnia vincit Amor

“Love conquers all”

OMNIA · VINCIT · AMOR

Classical: the author's own words

Vergil, Eclogues 10.69

omnia vincit Amor: et nōs cēdāmus Amōrī

The poet Gallus gives up the fight: love wins, so let us yield to love too.

Word by word

  1. Omniaomnis -eall, every, as a wholepl. nom. n.
  2. vincitvincō -ereconquer3rd sg. pres. act. ind.
  3. Amoramor -ōris m.lovesg. nom.

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Quick answers

What does “Omnia vincit Amor” mean?
“Omnia vincit Amor” means “Love conquers all”. The poet Gallus gives up the fight: love wins, so let us yield to love too.
Who said “Omnia vincit Amor”?
Vergil, Eclogues 10.69, where the Latin reads “omnia vincit Amor: et nōs cēdāmus Amōrī”.

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