Horace Quote

The Muse gave the Greeks their native character, and allowed them to speak in noble tones, they who desired nothing but praise.


Ars Poetica, or The Epistle to the Pisones (c. 18 BC)


The Muse gave the Greeks their native character, and allowed them to speak in noble tones, they who desired nothing but praise.

The Muse gave the Greeks their native character, and allowed them to speak in noble tones, they who desired nothing but praise.

The Muse gave the Greeks their native character, and allowed them to speak in noble tones, they who desired nothing but praise.

The Muse gave the Greeks their native character, and allowed them to speak in noble tones, they who desired nothing but praise.