He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACEA word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
More Horace Quotes
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I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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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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Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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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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Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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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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Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Gold will be slave or master.
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Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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