Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.Horace
“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.”
— HORACE
Poet · 65 BC – 8 BC
Horace was a leading Roman lyric poet under the emperor Augustus. His Odes, Satires and Ars Poetica gave European languages phrases such as carpe diem and continue to be quoted for their wisdom on moderation and contentment.
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