“Verses devoid of substance, melodious trifles. [Lat., Versus inopes rerum, nugaeque canorae.]” PoetrySubstanceVersesVersusTrifles Author:Horace
“A comic matter cannot be expressed in tragic verse. [Lat., Versibus exponi tragicis res comica non vult.]” MatterPoetryComicTragicVerses Author:Horace
“To grow a philosopher's beard.” GrowsPhilosopherBeard Book:Satires and Epistles Source: Satires and Epistles
“I'm not a great deductive thinker, but I will admit to having competence in a very wide range of things - not being afraid to try to write about baseball, choral music and dinosaurs in the same week and see connections among them.” WritingTryingWeekConnectionsBaseballWideRangeThinkerCompetenceDinosaursBeing AfraidChoral Music Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“Do not pursue with the terrible scourge him who deserves a slight whip. [Lat., Ne scutica dignum horribili sectere flagello.]” TerribleDeservePunishmentPursueWhipsScourge Author:Horace
“A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.” DressesHonestlyCupsConcealed Author:Horace
