Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACEHe who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
More Horace Quotes
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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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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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Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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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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It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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