Anger is a short madness.

Quote by Horace

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Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy...

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy...

This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never...

This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never...

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

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.

Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door...

Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door...

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers...

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers...

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

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

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

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

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

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

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

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,...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

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

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