Horace Biography

Horace, Poet
Occup.Poet
FromRome
Born65 BC
Died8 BC
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, much better known as Horace, was a Roman poet and also satirist born upon December 8, 65 BC, in Venusia, southerly Italy. He is extensively considered as among the greatest poets of the Augustan age, which was a time of social as well as political rejuvenation in Rome.

Horace's father was a freed servant that functioned as a coactor, or tax obligation enthusiast. Horace's family was not affluent, yet they had the ability to offer him with a great education and learning. In 44 BC, when Horace was simply 21 years old, he relocated to Rome to go after a profession in literature and poetry.

Horace quickly made a name for himself in literary circles, and he ended up being a buddy of the poet Virgil and the statesman Maecenas, who was an essential patron of the arts. Horace's first book of poetry, a collection of 30 odes, was published in 23 BC and also was an immediate success.

Horace's verse is known for its wit, witticism, as well as self-deprecation. He discussed a wide variety of subjects, including love, friendship, national politics, and philosophy. He was likewise a master of the epode, a poetic type that is characterized by its use of short, amusing lines.

Along with his poetry, Horace is known for his job as a literary movie critic. He created several essays on the art of verse, consisting of the famous Ars Poetica, which is still examined by pupils of literary works today.

Horace lived throughout a time of fantastic political upheaval in Rome, and also his verse commonly reflects this. He was a supporter of the emperor Augustus and his efforts to restore order to Rome after years of civil battle. Horace's verse was consequently typically made use of as a tool of propaganda, as well as he created numerous rhymes that applauded Augustus and also his plans.

Horace passed away on November 27, 8 BC, in Rome. He was buried in the Esquiline Hillside, and also his burial place is still gone to by visitors today. Horace's legacy as one of the best poets in Roman background remains to be celebrated, as well as his impact can be seen in the work of lots of later poets, including the English poet Alexander Pope.

Our collection contains 84 quotes who is written / told by Horace, under the main topics: Art - Wisdom - Anger - Dad.

Related authors: Virgil (Writer), Alexander Pope (Poet), Hugh Dancy (Actor), Hjalmar Schacht (Economist), Charles Caleb Colton (Writer), Alcaeus (Poet), Juvenal (Poet), Pierre Corneille (Dramatist), Augustus (Royalty), Philo (Philosopher)

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84 Famous quotes by Horace

Small: Your own safety is at stake when your neighbors wall is ablaze
"Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze"
Small: It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit
"It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit"
Small: Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?
"Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?"
Small: He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long
"He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long"
Small: He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass
"He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass"
Small: Begin, be bold and venture to be wise
"Begin, be bold and venture to be wise"
Small: Dont think, just do
"Don't think, just do"
Small: Fidelity is the sister of justice
"Fidelity is the sister of justice"
Small: Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this
"Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death"
Small: Every old poem is sacred
"Every old poem is sacred"
Small: Clogged with yesterdays excess, the body drags the mind down with it
"Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it"
Small: Choose a subject equal to your abilities think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they
"Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing"
Small: Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth
"Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth"
Small: Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will
"Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them"
Small: Anger is a short madness
"Anger is a short madness"
Small: Always keep your composure. You cant score from the penalty box and to win, you have to score
"Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score"
Small: Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it
"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it"
Small: Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dorman
"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant"
Small: A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably
"A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably"
Small: A word once uttered can never be recalled
"A word once uttered can never be recalled"
Small: A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those
"A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them"
Small: A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose many more waver between doing w
"A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong"
Small: A picture is a poem without words
"A picture is a poem without words"
Small: A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius
"A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius"
Small: A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune
"A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune"
Small: A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient
"A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient"
Small: He has the deed half done who has made a beginning
"He has the deed half done who has made a beginning"
Small: He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world
"He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world"
Small: He gains everyones approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful
"He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful"
Small: Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan
"Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance"
Small: Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing
"Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing"
Small: Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much
"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much"
Small: Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you pos
"Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?"
Small: Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace
"Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace"
Small: Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers
"Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers"
Small: To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear i
"To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it"
Small: Time will bring to light whatever is hidden it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendo
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor"
Small: This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are aske
"This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist"
Small: The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet
"The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet"
Small: The pen is the tongue of the mind
"The pen is the tongue of the mind"
Small: The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted the
"The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do"
Small: The man is either mad, or he is making verses
"The man is either mad, or he is making verses"
Small: The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds High towers fall with a heavier crash And the lightning
"The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain"
Small: The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes
"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes"
Small: Poets wish to profit or to please
"Poets wish to profit or to please"
Small: Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings
"Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings"
Small: Pale Death beats equally at the poor mans gate and at the palaces of kings
"Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings"
Small: Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things
"Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things"
Small: One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but, are seduced by different
"One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but, are seduced by different delusions"
Small: Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled
"Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled"
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