quotes from classic

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

more quotes from 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.

more quotes from Horace

Whatever advice you give, be short.

more quotes from Horace

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

more quotes from Horace

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

more quotes from Horace

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

more quotes from Horace

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

more quotes from Horace

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

more quotes from Horace

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

more quotes from Horace

Anger is a short madness.

more quotes from Horace

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

more quotes from Horace

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

more quotes from Horace

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.

more quotes from Horace

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

more quotes from Horace

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.

more quotes from Horace

Don't think, just do.

more quotes from Horace

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

more quotes from Horace

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

more quotes from Horace

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

more quotes from Horace

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

more quotes from Horace