What did Horace mean by: Something is always wanting to incomplete fortune. [Lat., Curtae nescio quid semper abest rei.] - 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
+ Mediocrity in poets has never been tolerated by either men, or gods, or booksellers. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Mediocrity, Poetry, 0 - Horace
+ Doctrina sed vim promovet insitam. Instruction enlarges the natural powers of the mind. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Mind, Teaching, 0 - Horace
+ How great, my friends, is the virtue of living upon a little! Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Economy, Virtue, 0 - Horace
+ Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy all-powerful influence? Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Art, Powerful, Wine, 0 - Horace
+ While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Faults, Opposites, Running, 0 - Horace
+ He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, 0 - Horace
+ The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and the trees their leaves. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Horace, Snow, 0 - Horace
See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan’s deflation is another’s inflation. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.] - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
If you make a sale, you can earn a commission. If you make a friend, you can earn a fortune! - Jeffrey Gitomer Author
It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Fortune never seems so blind to any as to those on whom she bestows no favors. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Our temper sets a price upon every gift that we receive from fortune. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
