Qintus Horatius Flaccus
Ancient Rome
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
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Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than those who turn beggars
There are faults we would fain pardon
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike the melancholy
The miser is ever in want
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof
Superfluous advice is not retained by the full mind
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails
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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
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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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