Horace also mentions that he celebrated in his writings the justice and valour of Scipio,- Attamen et iustum poteras et scribere fortem Scipiadem ut sapiens Lucilius-; and the parallel there suggested between the relation of Lucilius to the great soldier and statesman of his age, and of Horace to Augustus, would be inappropriate unless the praises there spoken of had been bestowed on Scipio in his lifetime.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Homo alalus, and sapiens, 81 Horse, structure of, 94, 240 Genealogy of, 236, 241 seq.
"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer"
John Gerard
The ideal sapiens, who combines in himself all the moral and intellectual attributes that go to make up the ideal of serene, flawless virtue, has been the mark for ridicule from the days of Horace.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill