All Horace Quotes
A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.
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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.
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Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
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He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.
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Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
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It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.
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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
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Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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