Quote of Quintus Horatius Flaccus - Dare to be wise, begin!...
Biography - Quintus Horatius Flaccus:
Roman lyric poet.
Born: -65 - Died: -8
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Born: -65 - Died: -8
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Dare to be wise, begin!
Note
Other version; “Dare to know, begin!”
Quote source: Epistles
Background photo by Frida Bredesen on Unsplash
Translation
(French, German, Latin)Sapere aude, incipe.
See also...
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
Quotes for: to know
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Quotes for: sage
Quotes for: to dare
I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grow older.
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