"The Perseus Project — Latin and Greek authors , including Horace"

"Don't make a fuss about a world war. At most, people die. ... Half the population wiped out – this happened quite a few times in Chinese history. ... It's best if half the population is left, next bes…"

"The idea of copyright did not exist in ancient times, when authors frequently copied other authors at length in works of non-fiction. This practice was useful, and is the only way many authors' works …"

"I thought of all those wise men, poets, artists before me who had suffered, wept, and smiled on the road to truth. I thought of the Latin poet who wished to reassure and console men by showing them tr…"