He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

Quote by Horace

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While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

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...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

O imitators, you slavish herd!

O imitators, you slavish herd!

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

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,...

Stop thinking...The more you think, the faster you cut your own throat. What is there...

Stop thinking...The more you think, the faster you cut your own throat. What is there...

Sometimes, I wish I could read your mind. Then I wonder...if I could handle the...

Sometimes, I wish I could read your mind. Then I wonder...if I could handle the...