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Horace

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Famous Roman poet, was born on the 8th of December 65 b.c. at Venusia, on the borders of Lucania and Apulia.


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Quotes

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Quote Left It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country. Quote Right
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Quote Left Anger is a short madness. Anger Quote Right
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Quote Left To save a man's life against his will is the same as killing him. Quote Right
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Quote Left When Sir Robert Walpole was dying, he told Ranby his surgeon that he desired his body might be opened. Ranby acting great horror cried, 'Good ... Quote Right
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Quote Left Morality, taken as apart from religion, is but another name for decency in sin. It is just that negative species of virtue which consists in not doing what is scandalously depraved and wicked. But there is no heart of holy principle in it, any more than there is in the grosser sin. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things