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Horace

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A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.


— Horace


#doing #mankind #many #more #portion

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.


— Horace


#grants #hard #hard work #life #mortals

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.


— Horace


#ears #entrusted #gossips #hear #inquisitive

One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but, are seduced by different delusions.


— Horace


#both #delusions #different #equally #error

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.


— Horace


#false #fools #healed #shame #try

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.


— Horace


#atone #fathers #sins #undeservedly #will

Whatever advice you give, be short.


— Horace


#give #short #whatever #you

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.


— Horace


#blood #brave #bravely #courage #crimson

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.


— Horace


#foolishly #gay #good #good thing #once

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.


— Horace


#cannot #irritation #prompted #restrain #temper






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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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