Quotes by Horace

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

All things in moderation.

Whatever advice you give, be brief.

Do not seek to possess more, but to enjoy less.

In art nothing is worse than the omission of what is necessary.

The pleasure is not in owning or having, but in the enjoyment of what is happening.

Mountains will be in labor, and the birth will be an absurd little mouse.

Wealth, by proper use, can do anything; but when a man fails to use wealth properly, he can do nothing.

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

He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver.

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

Time flies irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our own desires.

He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

Many words shall pass, but knowledge remains.

Wisdom overcomes fortune.

The man who is tenacious of purpose in a rightful cause is not shaken from his firm resolve by the frenzy of his fellow citizens clamoring for what is wrong, or by the tyrant's threatening countenance.

Remember you must die.

Simplicity is the seal of truth.

Good sense is both the first principle and the parent source of good writing.

He who is content with what he has is truly rich.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden.

Poverty urges us to do and suffer anything that we may escape from it.

One who despises the high places and is content with the low may be secure.

Many shall be restored that are now fallen and many shall fall that are now in honor.

In all things, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

To be truly happy, one must cultivate the art of contentment.

Love cannot be compelled.

Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall.

No man is born without faults.

As time goes by, everything passes.

The wise man can change his mind; the stubborn one, never.

While we talk, envious time will have fled; seize the day, trust tomorrow as little as possible.

The foolish are like ripples on water, for whatsoever they do is quickly effaced.

To have a great life, spend your life doing good and being kind.

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

Money is a good servant but a bad master.

No one is content with his lot.

Wisdom is the conquering strength.

Brave men were living before Agamemnon.

We are not loved by those who expect us to become their masters.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Moderation in all things.

Patience makes lighter what sorrow may not heal.

Change is ever-present.

I shall not wholly die, and a great part of me will escape the grave.

Poetry is like painting.

The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

A friend is a second self.

He has the most who is most content with the least.

Peace visits not the guilty mind.

Joy, not sorrow, is the offspring of time.

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

Modest expression is a beautiful setting to the diamond of talent and genius.

He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

He who has begun has half done; dare to be wise.

Remember to preserve a calm soul in adversity.

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Time flies, and with it all things pass away.

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

We are but dust and shadow.

Happy is the man who can enjoy the pleasures of the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

Pale death with impartial step knocks at the poor man's cottage and the palaces of kings.

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Love, like a river, will cut a new path whenever it meets an obstacle.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work."

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must.

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense.

Enjoy today, trusting little to tomorrow.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.

A picture is a poem without words.

I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!

A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who finds one finds a treasure.

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

In moderation, all is well.

He who is greedy is always in want.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own.

Simplicity of life is the best thing.

Seize the day, putting as little trust as possible in the future.

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