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

Quote by Horace

Topics: Grief Quotes

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

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...

This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never...

This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never...

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

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...

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who,...

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who,...

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Think to yourself that every day is your last

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

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...

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

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 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.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...