Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Quote by Horace

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A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something...

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something...

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

Nothing is swifter than rumor.

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...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

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.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

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...

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

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...

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

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

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

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...

The leader follows in front

The leader follows in front

Most people do not receive nearly enough appreciation. How can this be when appreciation is...

Most people do not receive nearly enough appreciation. How can this be when appreciation is...