Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it. - Horace

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Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.

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About Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin.

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Native Name: Q. Horatius Flaccus
Alternative Names: Quintus Horatius Flaccus • Horatius • Horatius Flaccus
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Come, Mercury, by whose minstrel spell Amphion raised the Theban stones,
Come, with thy seven sweet strings, my shell,
Thy "diverse tones," Nor vocal once nor pleasant, now To rich man's board and temple dear: Put forth thy power, till Lyde bow Her stubborn ear.
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