Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Quote by Horace

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Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

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,...

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

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

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

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.

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

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.

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

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

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

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.

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

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

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

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

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

Labor diligently to increase your property.

Labor diligently to increase your property.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

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 shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...