Horace quotes

“The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do. ”

— Horace

“He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long. ”

— Horace

“Leave the rest to the gods. ”

— Horace

“It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.”

— Horace

“It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.”

— Horace

“O imitators, you slavish herd! ”

— Horace

“We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. ”

— Horace

“When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed. ”

— Horace

“If matters go badly now, they will not always be so. ”

— Horace

“He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin. ”

— Horace

“We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others. ”

— Horace

“He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful. ”

— Horace

“What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye. ”

— Horace

“It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country. ”

— Horace

“The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain. ”

— Horace

“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. ”

— Horace

“We are free to yield to truth. ”

— Horace

“Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers. ”

— Horace

“He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass. ”

— Horace

“I teach that all men are mad. ”

— Horace

“You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren. ”

— Horace

“

 He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.

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— Horace

“Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain. ”

— Horace

“Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.”

— Horace

“Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.”

— Horace

“I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me. ”

— Horace

“Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious. ”

— Horace

“Every old poem is sacred. ”

— Horace

“No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.”

— Horace

“Poets wish to profit or to please.”

— Horace