Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

Quote by Horace

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Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

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...

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

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

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

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

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

To whom it may concern, I refuse to be another being on this earth. I'm...

To whom it may concern, I refuse to be another being on this earth. I'm...

Born out of concern for all beings.

Born out of concern for all beings.