What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACEIt is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
More Horace Quotes
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Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Remember to be calm in adversity.
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There is a middle ground in things.
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What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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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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Gold will be slave or master.
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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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