Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too.

Quote by Horace

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Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

Mistakes are their own instructors

Mistakes are their own instructors

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

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

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something...

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something...

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

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,...

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

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.

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us,...

The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us,...

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...

Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their...

Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their...

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy....

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy....

Men should strive to think much and know little.

Men should strive to think much and know little.