Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe.

Quote by Horace

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Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

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,...

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

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...

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...

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...

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

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

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

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

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

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

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

We are free to yield to truth.

We are free to yield to truth.

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...

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter...

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter...