Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers, free from all anxieties of gain.

Quote by Horace

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Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

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,...

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.

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...

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the...

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the...

The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us,...

The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us,...

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...

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

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...

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

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

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

True friends appear less mov'd than counterfeit; As men that grieve at funerals are not...

True friends appear less mov'd than counterfeit; As men that grieve at funerals are not...

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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...

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Celebrate that we seein' another day, life good.

Celebrate that we seein' another day, life good.

Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks.

Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks.