Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Quote by Horace

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Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy...

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy...

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

We are free to yield to truth.

We are free to yield to truth.

Leave the rest to the gods.

Leave the rest to the gods.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.

He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.

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...

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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.