Quote of Quintus Horatius Flaccus - The Sage will bear the name...
Biography - Quintus Horatius Flaccus:
Born: -65 - Died: -8
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Note
Other Version: "The wise will be called mad, the just unjust, if they go too far in seeking even goodness."
Quote source: Epistles
Translation
(German, Latin, French)
Ultra quam satis est virtutem si petat ipsam.
See also...
Quotes for: sage
Quotes about virtue:
Quotes about Justice:
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