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We are a mere number and born to consume the fruits of the earth. — Horace

Essay

We are a mere number and born to consume the fruits of the earth.

In the original Latin

Nos numerus sumus et fruges consumere nati.

Horace
21 BC
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The human condition
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21 BCClassical antiquity
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Horace
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Horace. "Epistles." Satires and Epistles, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1, epistle 2.
Original citation
Horace. Epistularum liber primus [First Book of Letters]. 20 BC, bk. 1, epistle 2.

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