"Men more quickly and more gladly recall what……" — Horace
"Men more quickly and more gladly recall what they deride than what they approve and esteem."
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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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I don't approve of sunbathing, and it's bad for you.
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— Jimmy Carter
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Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our…
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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The Work reveals that what you think shouldn't have happened should have happened. It should happened because it did, and…
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If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve…
— Albert Einstein
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What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: the sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.
— Robert Herrick
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Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage…
— Thomas Jefferson
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