No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.

Quote by Horace

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A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears...

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears...

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at...

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at...

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Anger is a short madness.

Anger is a short madness.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

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...

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

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.

Get money first; virtue comes later.

Get money first; virtue comes later.

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.

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 is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as...

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as...