The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

Quote by Horace

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One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but,...

One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but,...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of...

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of...

When nature made you, they broke the mold - rumor has it they beat the...

When nature made you, they broke the mold - rumor has it they beat the...

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

He's happy who, far away from business, like the races of men of old, tills...

He's happy who, far away from business, like the races of men of old, tills...

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

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

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

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

He who is greedy is always in want.

He who is greedy is always in want.

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

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

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation...

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation...

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.