In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Quote by Horace

Topics: Brevity Quotes

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

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

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

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

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

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

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...

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

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

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

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

When nature made you, they broke the mold - rumor has it they beat the...

When nature made you, they broke the mold - rumor has it they beat the...

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

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,...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.

The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.