How comes it, Maecenas, that no man living is content with the lot that either his… — Horace
How comes it, Maecenas, that no man living is content with the lot that either his choice has given him, or chance has thrown in his way, but each has praise for those who follow other paths?
In the original Latin
Qui fit, Maecenas, ut nemo, quam sibi sortem seu Ratio dederit seu Fors obiecerit, illa contentus vivat, laudet diversa sequentis?
35 BC
★ 2.0Provenance
Current citation
Horace. "Satires." Satires and Epistles, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1.
Original citation
Horace. Saturae [Satires]. c. 35 BC, bk. 1.
