What did Horace mean by: Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly. - Horace Copy
+ No one is born without vices, and he is the best man who is encumbered with the least. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Born, Vices, 0 - Horace
+ He who preserves a man’s life against his will does the same thing as if he slew him. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Preserves, 0 - Horace
+ I have lived: tomorrow the Father may fill the sky with black clouds or with cloudless sunshine. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Clouds, Father, Sunshine, 0 - Horace
+ Your property is in danger when your neighbour’s house is on fire. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Danger, Fire, House, 0 - Horace
+ A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Calamity, Genius, Host, 0 - Horace
+ Now is the time for drinking; now the time to beat the earth with unfettered foot. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Drinking, Earth, Feet, 0 - Horace
+ A stomach that is seldom empty despises common food. [Lat., Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.] Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Common, Eating, Empty, 0 - Horace
+ Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Character, Consistent, 0 - Horace
In the middle of a perfect tranquillity, it is an art to imagine about the nightmares of storms! - Mehmet Murat Ildan Playwright and novelist · Turkey
There’s no dew left on the daisies and clover; there’s no rain left in heaven. - Jean Ingelow Poet · England
You moon, have you done something wrong in heaven / That God has hidden your face? - Jean Ingelow Poet · England
Everyone is ambition. The question is whether he is ambitious to be or to do. - Jean Monnet Economist
Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist. I have one ambition: that is to have good taste. - Jean Patou Fashion designer · France
Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
If I was bound for hell, let it be hell. No more false heaven. No more damned magic. - Jean Rhys Writer · Dominica
