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Horace (70-19 BC), Roman Poet
Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Main poet in lyric and satirical Latin language. His most famous
works include
Ars
poetica,
Epodi,
Sermones,
Epistulae and, of course,
Carmina
(Odas)
- Ab ovo - Since the egg (Horace - Ars poetica - Refers to the egg of Leek from which hatched Helen of Troy)
- Ab ovo usque ad mala - From the egg to the apple (Horace - Satire - From appetizer to dessert - From start to finish - From soup to nuts)
- Adhuc sub iudice lis est - The dispute is still before the judge (Horace - Legal term - Ars poetica)
- Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem - Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments (Horace - Odes, II, 3)
- Aequam servare mentem. - Keep the mind calm (Horace - Odes, II, 3)
- Amabilis insania - Fond illusion (Horace, Odes, III, 5)
- Amoto quaeramus seria ludo ~ Jokes aside, let us turn to serious matters (Horace - Sermones I, I, 27)
- Audax Iapeti genus - 'Bold, the clan of Lapetus (Horace - Odes I)
- Aurea mediocritas - Golden mediocrity (Horace - Odes II, 5 - Person who does not show excess heroism or cowardice, and tries to avoid complications with anything or anyone. It is a wily behavior, rather than engage with political ideologies, social, religious, sports, and so on)
- Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit - The mad is either insane or he is composing verses (Horace Satirae, II, 7
- Beatus ille - Happy is the man (Horace - Epodes II, 1)
- Bis repetita placent - The things, that are repeated again and again, are pleasent (Inspired from Horace - Ars poetica - haec deciens repetita placebit)
- Cantabrum indoctum iuga ferre nostra - The Cadiz tribe, not used to bearing our yoke (Horace - Odes II, 6)
- Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero - Capture the day, put minimum trust on tomorrow (Horace - Odes I, 11 - Seize the day, don't let it go without taking advantage of it - Don't waste the opportunity)
- Coelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt - Those who cross the sea, change sky, but not soul (Horace)
- Decipimur specie recti - We are deceived by the appearance what is right (Horace - Ars poetica)
- Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit - The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn (Horace)
- Dimidium facti qui coepit habet - Half is done when the beginning is done (Horace)
- Dira necessitas - Cruel necessity (Horace)
- Dubius sum quid faciam - I am doubting what to do (Horace)
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