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

Quote by Horace

Topics: Pleasure Quotes

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

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

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

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.

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...

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest;...

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest;...

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

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

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...

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

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...

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

He who is greedy is always in want.

He who is greedy is always in want.

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

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.

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...