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Work at it night and day. - [Proverbs] You are judged of by what you possess. - [Proverbs] You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be certain to re-appear. - [Proverbs] You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man; a contented mind confers it on all. - [Happiness] You tread on smoldering fires covered by deceitful ashes. - [Deceit] You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes. - [Proverbs] Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on fire. - [Proverbs] In cold blood he leapt into burning Etna. [Lat., Ardentem frigidus Aetnam insiluit.] - Ars Poetica [Bravery] Sorrowful words become the sorrowful; angry words suit the passionate; light words a playful expression; serious words suit the grave. [Lat., Tristia maestum Vultum verba decent; iratum, plena minarum; Ludentem, lasciva: severum, seria dictu.] - Ars Poetica (105) [Words] What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born. [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu? Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.] - Ars Poetica (138) [Mountains] Into the midst of things. [Lat., In medias res.] - Ars Poetica (148) [Action] The miser acquires, yet fears to use his gains. - Ars Poetica (170) [Misers] A eulogist of past times. [Lat., Laudator temporis acti.] - Ars Poetica (173) [Praise] Sagacious in making useful discoveries. [Lat., Utiliumque sagax rerum et divina futuri.] - Ars Poetica (218) [Wisdom] Of so much force are system and connection. [Lat., Tantum series juncturaque pollet.] - Ars Poetica (242) [Authorship] I will perform the function of a whetstone, which is about to restore sharpness to iron, though itself unable to cut. [Lat., Fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet, exsors ipsi secandi.] - Ars Poetica (304) [Action] Knowledge is the foundation and source of good writing. [Lat., Scibendi recte sapere est et principium et fons.] - Ars Poetica (309) [Authorship] Verses devoid of substance, melodious trifles. [Lat., Versus inopes rerum, nugaeque canorae.] - Ars Poetica (322) [Poetry] Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom. [Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.] - Ars Poetica (337) [Gifts] Let the fictitious sources of pleasure be as near as possible to the true. [Lat., Ficta voluptatis causa sint proxima veris.] - Ars Poetica (338) [Pleasure] He has carried every point, who has mingled the useful with the agreeable. [Lat., Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci.] - Ars Poetica (343) [Success] Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature. [Lat., Ubi plura nitent in carmine, non ego paucis Offendar maculis, quas aut incuria fudit, Aut humana parum cavit natura.] - Ars Poetica (351) [Poetry] The musician who always plays on the same string, is laughed at. [Lat., Citharoedus Ridetur chorda qui semper oberrat eadem.] - Ars Poetica (355) [Music] I, too, am indignant when the worthy Homer nods; yet in a long work it is allowable for sleep to creep over the writer. [Lat., Et idem Indignor quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus; Verum opere longo fas est obrepere somnum.] - Ars Poetica (358) [Sleep] Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist. [Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis Non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.] - Ars Poetica (372) [Poets] Displaying page 14 of 25 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 [14] 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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