Wisdom Quotes by Horace

30 Wisdom quotes by Horace

Horace blends sharp wit with measured reflection, delivering wisdom in bite‑size verses. These 30 quotes capture his balanced outlook, offering a quick yet satisfying glimpse into the Roman poet’s thoughtful perspective.

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Wisdom at times is found in folly.

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

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“Mingle a dash of folly with your wisdom.”

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

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Being, be bold and venture to be wise.

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Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall.

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He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!

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Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

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Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense, now and then, is pleasant.

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“Of writing well, be sure, the secret lies In wisdom :therefore study to be wise.”

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Mingle some brief folly with wisdom now: To be foolish is sweet at times.

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A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.

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“In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war.”

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Virtue consists in avoiding vice, and is the highest wisdom. [Lat., Virtus est vitium fugere, et sapientia prima.]

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Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.

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Those unacquainted with the world take pleasure in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences.

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This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to…

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Who then is free? the wise man who is lord over himself; Whom neither poverty nor death, nor chains alarm; strong to…

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Wise were the kings who never chose a friend till with full cups they had unmasked his soul, and seen the bottom…

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In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense, to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of…

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Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. [Lat., Misce stultitiam consiliis brevem: Dulce est…

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It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, but him who knows how to use with wisdom the blessings…

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Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his…

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Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

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Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.

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A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

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[So] Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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Force without reason falls of its own weight.

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Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

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“Finxerunt animi, raro et perpauca loquentis. (To action little, less to words inclinded.)”

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No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.

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Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.

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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

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“Natales grate numeras? (Do you count your birthdays with gratitude?)”

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In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]

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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing to die for ones country.

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Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist. [Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis Non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.]

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