You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.

Quote by Horace

Topics: Writing Quotes

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,...

The covetous man is ever in want.

The covetous man is ever in want.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to...

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...

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at...

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at...

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

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...

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness,...

Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness,...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the...

Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the...