Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

Quote by Horace

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The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man

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...

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

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

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

Get money first; virtue comes later.

Get money first; virtue comes later.

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou...

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou...

Instead of forming new words I recommend to you any kind of artful management by...

Instead of forming new words I recommend to you any kind of artful management by...

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the...

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the...

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count...

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count...

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but,...

One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but,...

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears...

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears...