He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACENor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
More Horace Quotes
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Who’s started has half finished.
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To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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There is a middle ground in things.
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The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Never without a shilling in my purse.
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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.]
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Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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