ProverbPerseverance
Latin origin
Latin originThe great Homer himself sometimes nods.
Meaning: Even the most skilled and accomplished people occasionally make mistakes or lose focus.
Who said it? Horace, Ars Poetica
Origin: From the Roman poet Horace's Ars Poetica, where he says he is annoyed whenever good Homer nods — then allows that in a long work, some drowsiness is forgivable. It is said whenever a master makes an uncharacteristic slip.
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