Famous quotes containing the words decorum est pro, decorum, est and/or pro:
“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.)
“Let them cant about decorum Who have characters to lose!”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“To be is to be perceived [Esse est percipi].”
—George Berkeley (1685–1753)
“The upbeat lawyer/negotiator of preadolescence has become a real pro by now—cynical, shrewd, a tough cookie. You’re constantly embroiled in a match of wits. You’re exhausted.”
—Ron Taffel (20th century)
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