I teach that all men are mad.

Quote by Horace

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Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.