"Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think……" — Horace
"Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing."
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499 Quotes by Horace
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Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy…
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Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness…
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Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not…
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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
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Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul, gives being to our hopes, bids the coward flight, drives…
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It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.
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Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
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Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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I shall strike the stars with my unlifted head.
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Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.
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Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
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I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.
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Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier…
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