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

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

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

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

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...

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

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...

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...

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

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,...