Qintus Horatius Flaccus
Ancient Rome
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original way
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you embrace another
In going abroad we change the climate and not our dispositions
In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to those who can
If things look badly today they may look better tomorrow
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same thing as if he slew him
He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue
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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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