Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Quote by Horace

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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,...

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

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,...

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the...

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the...

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at...

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at...

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.

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

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

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

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poets wish to profit or to please.