How to Be Content
by Horace, translated by Stephen Harrison
Horace's poems on moderation, friendship, the countryside and seizing the day, with facing Latin. Gentle Epicurean wisdom.
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you want contentment from a poet.
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you want philosophy in prose.
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Three things you will actually use
- Seize the day.
- The golden mean.
- Enough is a feast.
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Read the ode with carpe diem.
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Horace on contentment.
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