Thought for the Day

Wednesday 05 August 1998 00:02 BST

"Misce stultitiam consiliis brevem;

dulce est desipere in loco."

(Mix a little foolishness with your prudence;

it's good to be silly at the right moment.)

Horace,

Roman poet

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