"Hired mourners at a funeral say and do……" — Horace
"Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose grief is true"
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499 Quotes by Horace
Horace has 499 quotes on this site.
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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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More Funeral Quotes
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I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.
— Rodney Atkins
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To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.
— Charles Baudelaire
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When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular…
— George Ade
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Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.
— Yogi Berra
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I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending…
— Erma Bombeck
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I've been to many funerals of funny people, and they're some of the funniest days you'll ever have, because the…
— Albert Brooks
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I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.
— John Burroughs
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A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers.
— Eddie Cantor
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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
— Hans Christian Andersen
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Bury me smilin' with G's in my pocket, Have a party at my funeral let every rapper rock it Let…
— Tupac Shakur
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