Horace quotes - page 2

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise. (Horace)
What odds does it make to the man who lives within Nature's bounds, whether he ploughs a hundred acres or a thousand? View quote
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Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. View quote
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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. View quote
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Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise. View quote
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No man is born without faults. View quote
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My cares and my inquiries are for decency and truth, and in this I am wholly occupied. View quote
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You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren. View quote
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The covetous man is ever in want. View quote
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He who feared that he would not succeed sat still. View quote
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Whatever your advice, make it brief. (Horace)
Force without wisdom falls of its own weight. View quote
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A pauper in the midst of wealth. View quote
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Often a purple patch or two is tacked on to a serious work of high promise, to give an effect of colour. View quote
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It is difficult to speak of the universal specifically. View quote
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There is measure in all things. View quote
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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. View quote
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Now is the time for drinking, now the time to beat the earth with unfettered foot. View quote
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In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war. View quote
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To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. View quote
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Brave men were living before Agamemnon. (Horace)
We are but dust and shadow. View quote
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Mediocrity in poets has never been tolerated by either men, or gods, or booksellers. View quote
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Remember, when life's path is steep, to keep an even mind. View quote
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Anger is a momentary madness so control your passion or it will control you. View quote
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