Qintus Horatius Flaccus
Ancient Rome
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
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Fidelity is the sister of justice
Don't think, just do
Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it
Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them
Anger is a short madness
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant
A word once uttered can never be recalled
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
A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong
A picture is a poem without words
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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