Horace

Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)

Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.