Horace
93 quotations
The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses.
As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Whatever advice you give, be short.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
How great, my friends, is the virtue of living upon a little!
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
He will be loved when dead, who was envied when he was living.
What fugitive from his country can also escape from himself.
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
We are free to yield to truth.
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.
He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.
Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.
Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.
I shall strike the stars with my unlifted head.
Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.
Gold will be slave or master.
The avarice person is ever in want; let your desired aim have a fixed limit.
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
A jest often decides matters of importance more effectual and happily than seriousness.