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A quotation from Horace

For ridicule shall frequently prevail,
And cut the knot, when graver reasons fail.
 
                              [Ridiculum acri
Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Satires [Saturae, Sermones], Book 1, # 10 “Nempe incomposito,” l. 14ff (1.10.14-15) (35 BC) [tr. Francis (1747)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/1955/

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Horace - Satires [Saturae, Sermones], Book 1, # 10 "Nempe incomposito," l. 14ff (1.10.14-15) (35 BC) [tr. Francis (1747)] | WIST Quotations

For ridicule shall frequently prevail, And cut the knot, when graver reasons fail. [Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.] On varying and selecting the proper tone and style when writing. (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: A Drolling merry stile does better hit Great matters, then a down-right railing…

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