wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone - Horace

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wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone

Horace

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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

Originators like Horace:

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense,
The surest guard is innocence:
None knew, till guilt created fear,
What darts or poisoned arrows were

You may choose to live in a world of fantasy if you like, my dear, but I am a realist.

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.