Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.

Quote by Horace

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Every old poem is sacred.

Every old poem is sacred.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Anger is a brief madness.

Anger is a brief madness.

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

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

Instead of forming new words I recommend to you any kind of artful management by...

Instead of forming new words I recommend to you any kind of artful management by...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy...

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy...

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

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...

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as...

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as...

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not...

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

Anger is a short madness.

Anger is a short madness.

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...

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still...

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still...

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral