"Who then is free? The one who wisely……" — Horace
"Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe"
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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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Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty…
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Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any…
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To give money to a woman - and here I must speak as a man - is to deny her…
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
— Lord Byron
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My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working…
— Kim Cattrall
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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the…
— Lord Chesterfield
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Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.
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It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom & passion.
— Steve Winwood
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The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.
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I thought that conclusion that we leaped to right after the election, that has been disproven statistically so many times,…
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