Horace quotes

Life gives nothing to man without labor. (Horace)
A picture is a poem without words.
Horace
We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.
Horace
Anger is a brief madness.
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Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
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Lovely and honorable is to die for one's country.
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Struggling to be brief I become obscure.
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He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.
Horace
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
Horace
If you wish me to weep, you must mourn first yourself.
Horace
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace. (Horace)
I have made a monument more lasting than bronze.
Horace
The mountains will be in labor, and a ridiculous mouse will be born.
Horace
We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
Horace
You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.
Horace
He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Horace
In adversity remember to keep an even mind.
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Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
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It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.
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A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Horace
A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius. (Horace)
The passing years steal from us one thing after another.
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Leave the rest to the gods.
Horace
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
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Pale Death with impartial tread beats at the poor man's cottage door and at the palaces of kings.
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