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

Quote by Horace

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Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

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

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

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.

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty,...

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.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

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...

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.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.

You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.