Qintus Horatius Flaccus
Ancient Rome
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
8 Dec -65 // 27 Nov -8
Poet
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Abridge your hopes in proportion to the shortness of the span of human life; for while we converse, the hours, as if envious of our pleasure, fly away: enjoy, therefore, the present time, and trust not too much to what tomorrow may produce
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all
Words will not fail when the matter is well considered
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone
Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself
Whatever advice you give, be short
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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."
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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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