“Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent? [Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]” Quote by Horace
“Whenever monarchs err, the people are punished. [Lat., Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi.]” PeopleRoyaltyMonarchs Author:Horace
“Blind self-love, vanity, lifting aloft her empty head, and indiscretion, prodigal of secrets more transparent than glass, follow close behind.” SelfSecretBehindsSelf LoveEmptyBlindGlassesVanityTransparentLiftingProdigalsEmpty Heads Author:Horace
“There is likewise a reward for faithful silence. [Lat., Est et fideli tuta silentio merces.]” SilenceRewardsFaithful Author:Horace
“I, too, am indignant when the worthy Homer nods; yet in a long work it is allowable for sleep to creep over the writer. [Lat., Et idem Indignor quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus; Verum opere longo fas est obrepere somnum.]” LongSleepWorthyWorking ItCreepsBonusIndignant Author:Horace
“In laboring to be concise, I become obscure. [Lat., Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio.]” SpeechObscureConcise Author:Horace
“The shame is not in having sported, but in not having broken off the sport. [Lat., Nec luisse pudet, sed non incidere ludum.]” SportsBrokenShame Author:Horace
“And yet more bright Shines out the Julian star, As moon outglows each lesser light. [Lat., Micat inter omnes Iulium sidus, velut inter ignes Luna minores.]” LightStarsMoonShining Author:Horace
“Strength, wanting judgment and policy to rule, overturneth itself.” StrengthPolicyJudgment Author:Horace
“You may see me, fat and shining, with well-cared for hide, . . . a hog from Epicurus' herd. [Lat., Me pinguem et nitidum bene curata cute vises, . . . Epicuri de grege porcum.]” WellsMayShiningFatsCuteHerdsHogSwine Author:Horace
