The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.

Quote by Horace

Topics: Foolishness Quotes

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his...

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his...

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

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...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

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...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

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...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

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...

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

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.

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.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and...

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.