Decorum Est

Famous quotes containing the words decorum est, decorum and/or est:

    “It is sweet and honourable to die for one’s country.
    [Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.]”
    —Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus] (65–8 B.C.)

    “Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “To be is to be perceived [Esse est percipi].”
    —George Berkeley (1685–1753)