Make a good use of the present.

Quote by Horace

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He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

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

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

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.

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...

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more...

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more...

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

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

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

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

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...

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

The best advice one can offer to both press and public is the suggestion Ronald...

The best advice one can offer to both press and public is the suggestion Ronald...

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.