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

Quote by Horace

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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.

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...

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...

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

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...

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

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.

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...

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every...

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every...

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

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...

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.

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

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

Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and mind your speech

Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and mind your speech

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...