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

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

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

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

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

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...

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...

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

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

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

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.

He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.

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...

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...

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 no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something...

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time...

It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time...

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have...

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have...

The truth is more important than the facts.

The truth is more important than the facts.