Translation of Horace, Odes, Book III, ode iii.
Context: The man resolved, and steady to his trust,
Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just,
May the rude rabble's insolence despise,
Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries;
The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles,
And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies,
And with superior greatness smiles.
Translation of Horace, Odes, Book III, ode iii
“That’s how America leads -- not with bluster, but with persistent, steady resolve.”
2015, State of the Union Address (January 2015)
Context: When we make rash decisions, reacting to the headlines instead of using our heads; when the first response to a challenge is to send in our military -- then we risk getting drawn into unnecessary conflicts, and neglect the broader strategy we need for a safer, more prosperous world. That’s what our enemies want us to do. I believe in a smarter kind of American leadership. We lead best when we combine military power with strong diplomacy; when we leverage our power with coalition building; when we don’t let our fears blind us to the opportunities that this new century presents. That’s exactly what we’re doing right now. And around the globe, it is making a difference. [... ] That’s how America leads -- not with bluster, but with persistent, steady resolve.
17 March 1748
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)
“The prejudiced and obstinate man does not so much hold opinions, as his opinions hold him.”
Source: A Dictionary of Thoughts, 1891, p. 438.
“For a man petticoat government is the limit of insolence.”
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
Source: Night-Thoughts (1742–1745), Night I, Line 417.
“Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.”
Introduction to The Ethics of Spinoza (1910)
Ps. 30:19
Source: On the Mystical Body of Christ, p.425
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 540.
Page 32.
Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life (1551)
