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.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

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.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.