Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Quote by Horace

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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...

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,...

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.

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

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

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

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

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

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

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...

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

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

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...

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

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...

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...