Horace Quotes
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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul or rain or shine, the joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power, but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
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Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
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We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.
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In times of stress, be bold and valiant.
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He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity
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No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.
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Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.
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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
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Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person.
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The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.
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You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
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Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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There is a fault common to all singers. When they're among friends and are asked to sing they don't want to, and when they're not asked to sing they never stop.
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Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.
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There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.
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Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said, the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, everything superfluous runs over as from a full vessel.
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Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?