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Horace quotes

Roman Poet

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Horace quote: "Begin, be bold and venture to be wise."
Begin, be bold and venture to be wise. Horace
Horace quote: "He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin."
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin. Horace
I had rather seem mad and a sluggard, so that my defects are agreeable to myself, or that I am not pinfully conscious of them, than be wise, and chaptious. Horace
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. Horace
Horace quote: "No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written..."
No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water. Horace
Horace quote: "In adversity remember to keep an even mind."
In adversity remember to keep an even mind. Horace
Horace quote: "Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a..."
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth. Horace
Horace quote: "Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the..."
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person. Horace
Horace quote: "Leave off asking what tomorrow will bring, andwhatever days..."
Leave off asking what tomorrow will bring, andwhatever days fortune will give, count themas profit. Horace
Horace quote: "Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.(Mountains are in..."
Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.(Mountains are in labour, a ridiculous mouse will be born) Horace
Horace quote: "Either stick to tradition or see that your inventions be..."
Either stick to tradition or see that your inventions be consistent. Horace
Horace quote: "I teach that all men are mad."
I teach that all men are mad. Horace
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable. Horace
Horace quote: "He who feared that he would not succeed sat still."
He who feared that he would not succeed sat still. Horace
Horace quote: "Struggling to be brief I become obscure."
Struggling to be brief I become obscure. Horace

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