Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

Quote by Horace

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Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, so he be...

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, so he be...

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy...

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy...

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter...

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

You [the people] are a many-headed beast.

You [the people] are a many-headed beast.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

O imitators, you slavish herd!

O imitators, you slavish herd!

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...