You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

Quote by Horace

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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...

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

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

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

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...

I teach that all men are mad.

I teach that all men are mad.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you...

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

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

He possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, I have...

He possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, I have...

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his...

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects...

Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans...

Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans...

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...

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,...

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible,...

Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible,...

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.