I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

Quote by Horace

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Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

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 possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, I have...

He possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, I have...

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

Labor diligently to increase your property.

Labor diligently to increase your property.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man

Anger is a short madness.

Anger is a short madness.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.