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

Quote by Horace

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Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

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...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers...

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers...

Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans...

Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans...

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

O imitators, you slavish herd!

O imitators, you slavish herd!

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter...

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter...

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

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

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

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

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.