Maxioms by Horace
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
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
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.
