All Quotes by Horace
“A picture is a poem without words.”
“Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.”
“What odds does it make to the man who lives within Nature's bounds, whether he ploughs a hundred acres or a thousand?”
“People are enticed by a desire which continually cheats them.‘Nothing is enough,’ they say, ‘for you’re only worth what you have.’”
“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.”
“Pulvis et umbra sumus. (”
“Sed convivatoris uti ducis ingenium resAdversae nudare solent, celare secundae.”
“Dum licet, in rebus jucundis vive beatus;Vive memor quam sis aevi brevis.”
“Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.”
“Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam.”
“Magnas inter opes inops.”
“Brave men were living before Agamemnon.”
“Natales grate numeras?”
“In medias res.”
“The pen is the tongue of the mind.”
“A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.”
“Life is largely a matter of expectation.”
“Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.”
“Don't think, just do.”
“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.”
“Anger is a short madness.”
“Happy the man, and happy he alone,”
“To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.”
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
“The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.”
“A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.”
“Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.”
“The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.”
“You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.”
“Happy the man, and happy he alone,”
“Don't think, just do.”
“Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.”
“Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.”
“It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.”