Quotes by Horace
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.
Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
I strive to be brief but I become obscure.
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Don't think, just do.
It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.
He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Anger is a short madness.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.
Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.
The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.
Whatever advice you give, be short.
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.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
