Applause Quote by Horace
“One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: Odes, Book I, 23 BC
Blending utility with pleasure earns universal praise and educates readers.
In simple terms: Useful and pleasant together win applause.
Key Takeaway
Combine function and enjoyment.
Themes
literature
education
pleasure
Mood
thoughtful
instructive
Type
literary
motivational
When to use this quote
- teaching
- public speaking
- writing workshops
- media content
Key Concepts
rhetoric
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you make learning enjoyable?
- What examples blend utility and delight?
A Different Perspective
Balancing usefulness and pleasure is challenging.
![“All the shows we did pre-airdate, and I'd come out - "Rob Lowe!" - and it was [Offers bored applause.] After the show aired? I came out - "Rob Lowe!" - and the place was, like, bedlam. And then the next week, they wouldn't let anyone under the age of 20 into the audience. And I'm going, "So that's…” quote by Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66b/rob-lowe-855_age_all-the-shows-we-did-pre-airdate-and-i-d_31307.jpg)
![“In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]” quote by Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a43/horace-172_death_in-a-moment-comes-either-death-or-joyful_17189.jpg)
![“Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist. [Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis Non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.]” quote by Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd4/horace-172_booksellers_neither-men-nor-gods-nor-booksellers-she_23851.jpg)
