Horace

A picture is a poem without words.

— Horace

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

— Horace

What odds does it make to the man who lives within Nature's bounds, whether he ploughs a hundred acres or a thousand?

— Horace

People are enticed by a desire which continually cheats them.‘Nothing is enough,’ they say, ‘for you’re only worth what you have.’

— Horace

Let’s put a limit to the scramble for money. ... Having got what you wanted, you ought to begin to bring that struggle to an end.

— Horace

Pulvis et umbra sumus. (

— Horace

Sed convivatoris uti ducis ingenium resAdversae nudare solent, celare secundae.

— Horace

Dum licet, in rebus jucundis vive beatus;Vive memor quam sis aevi brevis.

— Horace

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

— Horace

Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam.

— Horace

Magnas inter opes inops.

— Horace

Brave men were living before Agamemnon.

— Horace

Natales grate numeras?

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In medias res.

— Horace

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

— Horace

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

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Life is largely a matter of expectation.

— Horace

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

— Horace

Don't think, just do.

— Horace

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

— Horace

Anger is a short madness.

— Horace

Happy the man, and happy he alone,

— Horace

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

— Horace

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

— Horace

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

— Horace

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

— Horace

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

— Horace

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

— Horace

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

— Horace

Happy the man, and happy he alone,

— Horace

Don't think, just do.

— Horace

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

— Horace

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

— Horace

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.

— Horace