He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.

Quote by Horace

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I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

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

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

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.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

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

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

Get money first; virtue comes later.

Get money first; virtue comes later.

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,...

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Anger is a short madness.

Anger is a short madness.

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.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

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

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

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the...

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the...

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of...

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of...