Top 927 Quotes & Sayings by Horace - Page 3

Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.

Who has self-confidence will lead the rest.

A picture is a poem without words

That best of blessings, a contented mind.

A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.

When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.

Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.

He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity

Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.

Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said, the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, everything superfluous runs over as from a full vessel.

Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

The more a man denies himself, the more shall he obtain from God.

No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.

Knowledge is the foundation and source of good writing. [Lat., Scibendi recte sapere est et principium et fons.]

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul or rain or shine, the joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power, but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.

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

As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it

Nature is harmony in discord.

Don't just think, do.

He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure.

He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

When a man is just and firm in his purpose, The citizens burning to approve a wrong Or the frowning looks of a tyrant Do not shake his fixed mind, nor the Southwind. Wild lord of the uneasy Adriatic, Nor the thunder in the mighty hand of Jove: Should the heavens crack and tumble down, As the ruins crushed him he would not fear.

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.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and to take as a gift whatever the day brings forth. [Lat., Quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere: et Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit, lucro Appone.]

Never despair. [Nil desperandum.]

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it will turn sour.

Remember to be calm in adversity.

He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.

Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.

Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.

They change their skies, but not their souls who run across the sea.

Be smart, drink your wine.

Get money first; virtue comes after.

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, but him who knows how to use with wisdom the blessings of the gods, to endure hard poverty, and who fears dishonor worse than death, and is not afraid to die for cherished friends or fatherland.

Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.

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

Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.

The mind that is cheerful in its present state, will be averse to all solicitude as to the future, and will meet the bitter occurrences of life with a placid smile.

He who is greedy is always in want.

No man is born without faults.

Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.

Blend a little folly with thy worldly plans: it is delightful to give loose on a proper occasion.

If it is well with your belly, chest and feet - the wealth of kings can't give you more.

It is good to labor; it is also good to rest from labor.

When we try to avoid one fault, we are led to the opposite, unless we be very careful.

Mistakes are their own instructors

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. [Lat., Dulcis inexpertis cultura potentis amici; Expertus metuit.]

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it A mistress, if thou knowest not.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.