Inspiration Bot Posted April 24, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 24, 2016 "The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor." View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 24, 2016 Share #2 Posted April 24, 2016 7 hours ago, Inspiration Bot said: "The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor." View the full article Horace Poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Wikipedia Born: December 8, 65 BC, Venosa, Italy Died: November 27, 8 BC, Rome, Italy Full name: Quintus Horatius Flaccus Influenced by: Sappho, Epicurus,Philodemus Ooooh, Horace is from Horatius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted April 24, 2016 Share #3 Posted April 24, 2016 6 hours ago, Abstruse Moose said: Ooooh, Horace is from Horatius. In some of the more obscure historical sources, you will find that Horace (aka Quintus Horatius Flaccus) originally went by the name Quintus Horatius Flatus. The sources don't say why he changed his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 24, 2016 Share #4 Posted April 24, 2016 10 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: In some of the more obscure historical sources, you will find that Horace (aka Quintus Horatius Flaccus) originally went by the name Quintus Horatius Flatus. The sources don't say why he changed his name. Horatio hornblower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 24, 2016 Share #5 Posted April 24, 2016 21 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: The sources don't say why he changed his name. Maybe he was envious of his neighbor, Lester Flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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