Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose grief is true

Quote by Horace

Topics: Grief Quotes

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more...

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more...

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...

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...

Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their...

Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their...

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,...

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

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.

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...

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...

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, so he be...

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, so he be...

In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to...

In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to...

To understand your parents' love bear your own children

To understand your parents' love bear your own children