What did Horace mean by: Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability. - Horace Copy
+ The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.] Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Hate, Sin, Virtue, 0 - Horace
+ There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Innocence, 0 - Horace
+ However rich or elevated, a name less something is always wanting to our imperfect fortune. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Desire, Imperfect, 0 - Horace
+ The same (hated) man will be loved after he’s dead. How quickly we forget. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Forget, Latin, 0 - Horace
+ Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Joy, Laughter, 0 - Horace
+ The man is either mad or his is making verses. [Lat., Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit.] Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Mad, Poet, 0 - Horace
+ Nos numeros sumus et fruges consumere nati. We are but ciphers, born to consume earth’s fruits. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Earth, Fruit, 0 - Horace
+ Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Danger, Nature, Running, 0 - Horace
Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
With all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one. - William of Ockham Philosopher · England
Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones. - William of Ockham Philosopher · England
Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal. Explain - Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany