He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

Quote by Horace

Topics: Living Quotes

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation...

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

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 concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

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

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...

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.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

You [the people] are a many-headed beast.

You [the people] are a many-headed beast.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

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.

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

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...

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 word once uttered can never be recalled.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.