All Horace Quotes
- A good scare is worth more than good advice. Advice
- Whatever advice you give, be short. Advice
- One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader. Agreeable
- You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all. All
- Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him. Charity
- Life is largely a matter of expectation. Expectation
- The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain. Crash
- He who has made it a practice to lie and deceive his father, will be the most daring in deceiving others. Daring
- It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit. Born
- A person will gain everyone's approval if he mixes the pleasant with the useful. Approval
- The secret of all good writing is sound judgment. All
- Gladly accept the gifts of the present hour. Accept
- Life gives nothing to man without labor. Gives
- Labor diligently to increase your property. Diligently
- He who is greedy is always in want. Greed
- Poets wish to profit or to please. Please
- Who has self-confidence will lead the rest. Confidence
- If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself. All
- Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts. Adversity
- Those that are little, little things suit. Action
- In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town. Country
- I shall not wholly die, and a great part of me will escape the grave. Die
- "Painters and poets," you say, "have always had an equal license in bold invention." We know; we claim the liberty for ourselves and in turn… Bold
- Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments. All
- Sapere aude. Dare to be wise. Aude