Horace/works

Famous quotes containing the words horace and/or works:

“I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

“His works are not to be studied, but read with a swift satisfaction. Their flavor and gust is like what poets tell of the froth of wine, which can only be tasted once and hastily.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)