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Quote by Horace

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Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

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.

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...

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

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...

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...

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

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

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

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who,...

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who,...

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

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,...

Sometimes, words aren't enough to make someone feel that you care for them. It needs...

Sometimes, words aren't enough to make someone feel that you care for them. It needs...

He who endeavors to please must appear pleased

He who endeavors to please must appear pleased

I find it an effort to keep up appearances.

I find it an effort to keep up appearances.