Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law,…

Quote by Horace

Topics: Death Quotes

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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

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

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

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,...

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

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

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.

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

You [the people] are a many-headed beast.

You [the people] are a many-headed beast.

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...

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

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...

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...

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

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.

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...

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

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...

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...

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...

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and...

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and...