Latin quotes by Horace

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,
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 of 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
Dulce est desipere in loco - It is delightful to play the fool (Horace
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is sweet and honerable to die for your country (Horace - Carmina III, 2, 13
Equam servare mentem - To perserve an even Temper (Horace - Odes
Eram quod es, eris quod sum - I was what you are, you will be what I am (Horace, Carmina XI - Engraved in Gravestones
Est modus in rebus - There is a middle ground in things (Horace Satires
Exegi monumentum aere perennius - I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze (Horace Carmina, III, 30
Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit - Captive Greece took captive her savage conqueror (Horace - Epistulae II,
Grammatici certant - The grammarians are arguing (Horace - Ars Poetica 78
Grata superveniet, quae non sperabitur, hora! - Welcome will arrived, the hour that was not hoped for. {Horace }
Hoc caverat mens provida reguli - The sighted Regulus had taken this into account (Horace - Odes - It is now used as a "Monday morning quarterback" - Someone who is right after the fact)
Ibit, ibit eo quo vis qui zonam perdidit - He who has lost his money-belt will go where you wish (Horace - Epistulae II - In reference to soldiers that lose their will to fight after they gain possessions that they want to preserve, but once the lose them they are willing to fight again
In silvam ne ligna feras - Don't carry logs into the forest (Horace
In verbis etiam tenuis cautusque serendis dixeris egregie, notum si callida verbum reddiderit iunctura novum - When putting words together is good to do it with nicety and caution, your elegance and talent will be evident if by putting ordinary words together you create a new voice (Horace - Ars Poetica
Inter Aulas Academia quaere verum - Among the classrooms of the Academy you look for the truth (This is the motto of the National University of Colombia. It is based on a Horace’s verse in reference to the Academy founded by the Greek philosopher Plato in the outskirts of Arenas, in 387 b.C.
Labor limae - Work of the lime. ( Polishing works - Horace - always correct, refine
Nescit vox missa reverti - The words can not return (Horace
Nihil nimis - Nothing with excess (Horace
Nil agit exemplum, litem quod lite resolvit - Not worth is an example that does not solve the problem (Horace
Non omnis moriam - I shall not completly die (Horace - The Latin poet knew that his works would survive him
Non, si male nunc, olim sic erit - No, but you're wrong now, and always will be (Horace)
Nullius addictus iurare in verba magistri - No master can make me swear blind bovedience (Horace - Epistulae I 1, 14
Nullius in verba - Words in the wind (Horace
Nunc est bibendum - Now we drink (Horace - Ode I, xxxvii, 1
Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci - He, who has blended the useful with the sweet, has gained every point (Horace - Poetic Art - Verse 343
Omnes una manet nox - The same night awaits us all (Horace
Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres - The pale death strikes in similar fashion in the huts of the poor and in the palaces of kings (Horace - Odes Also mentioned in the Preface of "Don Quixote of the Mancha",1605, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Palmam qui meruit ferat - The glory is for those who deserve (Phrase is placed on the catafalque Horace Nelson, the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar [21-10-1805]
Populus me sibilat at mihi plaudo Ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplar in arca - People hiss at me, but I applaude myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest (Horace - Satire - on greed
Victoria natura est insulens et superba - Victory is by nature superb and insulting. (Horace)

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