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Horace

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The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.


— Horace


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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.


— Horace


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The man is either mad, or he is making verses.


— Horace


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Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.


— Horace


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To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.


— Horace


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We are free to yield to truth.


— Horace


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We are just statistics, born to consume resources.


— Horace


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We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.


— Horace


#deterred #disgrace #often #others

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.


— Horace


#stay #steep #things

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.


— Horace


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Did you know about Horace?

Some of his iambic poetry has seemed repulsive to modern audiences. Life
Most of what we know about Horace comes from a short biography probably written by Suetonius (Vita Horati) and from Horace's own poetry. In that case young Horace could have felt himself to be a Roman though there are also indications that he regarded himself as a Samnite or Sabellus by birth.

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Horace also crafted elegant hexameter verses (Sermones and Epistles) and caustic iambic poetry (Epodes). His poetry became "the common currency of civilization" and he still retains a devoted following despite some loss of popularity after World War I (perhaps due to mistrust of old-fashioned patriotism and imperial glory with which he had become associated). Some of his iambic poetry has seemed repulsive to modern audiences.

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