What did Horace mean by: Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness. - Horace Copy
+ Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent? [Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.] Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Bowls, Eloquent, 0 - Horace
+ Mingle some brief folly with wisdom now: To be foolish is sweet at times. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Folly, Wisdom, 0 - Horace
+ Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as possible. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Fiction, 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
+ Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has passed his life in seclusion. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Graves, Vain, 0 - Horace
+ With equal pace, impartial Fate Knocks at the palace, as the cottage gate. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Cottages, Fate, Pace, 0 - Horace
+ The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Adversity, Delight, 0 - Horace
+ We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze, we long for it jealously. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Hate, 0 - Horace
Gardening is an art form, but it has lost its sense of history. - William Howard Adams Historian · USA
My father was killed by a German mine, while I lost other relatives in Allied bombing attacks. - Jean-Marie Le Pen Politician · France
Now that I have lost you I cannot allow you to develop, you must be a photograph not a poem. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people. - Jeannette Walls Journalist · USA
I still feel the same way about God’s Word as I did when I was 15 and lost my sight. - Jennifer Rothschild Speaker/Author/Bible Teacher
But, enough of that for now. Let’s get lost again in the starry night. - William P. Young Author · Canada
We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
