Horace
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes as just about the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words."...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
supposed test took toughest
That was probably one of the toughest things. I did everything I was supposed to do. I just took it as a test from God.
basketball blessed complain glad good hard hear jobs labor living stayed
I think of everything I have been through... It makes me see how blessed I am. I've done real hard labor, working as an electrician and stuff. I was out of basketball, working labor jobs to make money. I could have stayed there, done the work, and made a pretty good living for my family. But I couldn't let basketball go. I had to see this all the way through, and I am glad I did. You will never hear me complain. I have nothing to complain about. I've been on the other side. I know how it is in the real world.
literary people point
I think he is unassailable from a literary point of view, ... On the other hand, there may be some people who think he's too established.
beautiful summer winter
Our [British] summers are often, though beautiful for verdure, so cold, that they are rather cold winters.
moving passion age
When Shakespeare copied chroniclers verbatim, it was because he knew they were good enough for his audiences. In a more polished age he who could so move our passions, could surely have performed the easier task of satisfying our taste.
motivational positive happiness
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.
life time sunset
Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.
allowed building choice discipline discuss documents email far leave members seen sign strict
We have a very strict discipline now. No documents leave the building and the (Academy) members are not allowed to discuss the choice by email or with members of their family. So far this year, I have not seen any sign that there is a leak,
great guy matters victorious
Guy did a great job, I'm not angry. We were victorious that's what matters to me.
break cannot habit last thread weave
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it
casual chair exception four mostly since three
Since then his chair has been vacant, with the exception of three or four casual visits, mostly on holidays.
attack bad college develop family florida goals hit life losing pay philosophy raise ready trying upside
Life is getting ready to hit them upside the head. If you think losing to Florida is bad try to get married, raise a family and pay the bills. Being in college is about trying to develop a philosophy and trying to develop goals about how you want to attack life.
comedy english-author life tragedy
Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
goes good iq
When you get good players, a coach's IQ goes up. I've got to get better players.