The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACELet him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
More Horace Quotes
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By the favour of the heavens
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Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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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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Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Anger is brief madness
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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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When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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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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