One cannot know everything.
HORACENot gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
More Horace Quotes
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Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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