Qintus Horatius Flaccus
Ancient Rome
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
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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
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even a sparing hand
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in subjection
Frugality is one thing, avarice another
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength
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