In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

Quote by Horace

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In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

The covetous man is ever in want.

The covetous man is ever in want.

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...

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his...

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his...

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

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

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

Leave the rest to the gods.

Leave the rest to the gods.

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

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

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...

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.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

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.

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...

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...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

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.