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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Horace?
→ Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
→ The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
→ The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
→ Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
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Pick the quote attributed to Horace.
→ He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
→ Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
→ If you would be well with a great mind, leave him with a favorable impression of you;—if with a little mind, leave him with a favorable opinion of himself.
→ If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Select the quotation attributed to Horace.
→ Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
→ Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.
→ Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.
→ High thoughts must have high language.
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One of these may be attributed to Horace. Which one?
→ I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
→ Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
→ Seek home for rest, for home is best.
→ Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.
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Which one of these belongs to Horace?
→ A short absence is the safest.
→ Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.
→ Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
→ The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Horace?
→ A man trusts his ears less than his eyes.
→ Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.
→ Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.
→ In labouring to be brief, I become obscure.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Horace.
→ Nature provides exceptions to every rule.
→ Hope is only the love of life.
→ Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.
→ It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.
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