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

Quote by Horace

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Wisdom at times is found in folly

Wisdom at times is found in folly

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

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

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

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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.

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...

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are free to yield to truth.

We are free to yield to truth.

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

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...

Mistakes are their own instructors

Mistakes are their own instructors

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...

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...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.