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

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...

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

O imitators, you slavish herd!

O imitators, you slavish herd!

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who,...

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who,...

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them...

The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us,...

The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us,...

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man

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

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

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...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

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,...

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

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...

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.

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...