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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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

O imitators, you slavish herd!

O imitators, you slavish herd!

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

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...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every...

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

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...

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of...

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of...

Leave the rest to the gods.

Leave the rest to the gods.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

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.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

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...