Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACEWhat we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
More Horace Quotes
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And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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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.
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Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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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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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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Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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