By the favour of the heavens
HORACEWho prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
More Horace Quotes
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Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Seest 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.
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To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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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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There is a middle ground in things.
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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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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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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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A good resolve will make any port.
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In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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