Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACEA good resolve will make any port.
More Horace Quotes
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Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Punishment follows close on crime.
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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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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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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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Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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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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A good resolve will make any port.
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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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Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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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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With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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