Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Quote by Horace

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In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the...

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the...

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...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of...

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

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...

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

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

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy...

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy...

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.