Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt created fear, What darts or poisoned arrows were

Quote by Horace

Topics: Virtue Quotes

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,...

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

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

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...

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count...

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count...

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Get money first; virtue comes later.

Get money first; virtue comes later.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose...

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

True friends appear less mov'd than counterfeit; As men that grieve at funerals are not...

True friends appear less mov'd than counterfeit; As men that grieve at funerals are not...

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers...

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers...

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...

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

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...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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...

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.