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

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

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...

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...

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy...

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy...

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

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...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

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...

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Wisdom at times is found in folly

Wisdom at times is found in folly

Men cease to think when they think they know it all.

Men cease to think when they think they know it all.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

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

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

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...

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...

No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same...

No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same...

I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet.

I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet.