What did Horace mean by: Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity. - Horace Copy
+ Curst is the wretch enslaved to such a vice, Who ventures life and soul upon the dice. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Gambling, Soul, Venture, 0 - Horace
+ Deep in the cavern of the infant’s breast; the father’s nature lurks, and lives anew. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Caverns, Father, Parents, 0 - Horace
+ Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour? Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Helping, Tomorrow, 0 - Horace
+ It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to grant it to others. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Forgiveness, Grants, Offense, 0 - Horace
+ He, who has blended the useful with the sweet, has gained every point . Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Latin, Sweet, 0 - Horace
+ The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it was first seasoned. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Wine, 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
+ Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your wild oats. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Ashamed, Oats, 0 - Horace
Ridicule has followed the vestiges of truth, but never usurped her place. - Walter Savage Landor Poet · England
Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life. - William Cowper Poet · England
The vices are never so well employed as in combating one another. - William Hazlitt Essayist · England
Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule. - Alberto Juantorena Olympic athlete · Cuba
Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule. - Al Franken United States Senator · USA
Lawful and settled authority is very seldom resisted when it is well employed. - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
