Horace Mountain Quotations

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born. [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu? Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.]

The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little mouse.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.