The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACESeest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
More Horace Quotes
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Never without a shilling in my purse.
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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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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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