Be modest in speech, but excel in action. Horace View this quote
He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure. Horace
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Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance. Horace
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance. Horace
I can never forget suffering and I will never forget sunset. I came home with all of it in my mind. Horace
I had rather seem mad and a sluggard, so that my defects are agreeable to myself, or that I am not pinfully conscious of them, than be wise, and chaptious. Horace
I have built a monument more lasting than bronze. Horace
I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely into life and manners, and thereby to learn to express them with truth. Horace
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy. Horace
In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity. Horace
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire. Horace
Roman lyric poet
65 - 8BC