You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

Quote by Horace

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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...

O imitators, you slavish herd!

O imitators, you slavish herd!

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

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

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

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...

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

We are free to yield to truth.

We are free to yield to truth.

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

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

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...

Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their...

Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

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,...

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.