• Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe.

  Horace
  Roman poet
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. themselves
2. captivity
3. appetites
4. complete
5. strong
6. resist

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Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe. by : Horace

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