black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Gold will be slave or master.

Horace

People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve

Gold will be slave or master.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Gold will be slave or master.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Horace Quotes