54 Horace Quotes for You to Enjoy

Horace

Roman Poet

Died: 8 BC

He Life Man Will You Your

Related authors: Ausonius Juvenal Lucan Lucretius Ovid Phaedrus Virgil

Don't think, just do. Horace

Motivational Think Just

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace

Adversity Circumstances Would Prosperous Talents Effect Which Dormant

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. Horace

Day Trust Tomorrow Possible Seize Put Least

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. Horace

Death Kings Impartial Hut Step Towers Knocks Poor Pale

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed. Horace

Moving On Try Fools Wounds Shame Conceal Healed False

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score. Horace

You Win Penalty Composure Box Always Score Your Keep

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth. Horace

Future Day Gift Whatever Inquire Take Cease Store Forth Brings

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure. Horace

Become Obscure Concise Labouring

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. Horace

Life Happy World Happy Life Satisfied Guest Say Find Rarely He Retire Like Content His Anyone Who Lived

Anger is a short madness. Horace

Anger Madness Short

In adversity remember to keep an even mind. Horace

Adversity Remember Mind Even Keep

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Horace

Life Sometimes Fools Lesson Know Greatest Even Right

Life is largely a matter of expectation. Horace

Life Matter Expectation Largely

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back. Horace

Nature You Drive Back Out Running Constantly She May

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it. Horace

Mind Yesterday Down Excess Body

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered. Horace

Words Matter Will Considered Fail Well

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement. Horace

Truth Art Great Achievement Book Liar Nothing Great Art Say Something Writes Like Call Makes None However Less Whole

O imitators, you slavish herd! Horace

You Herd Imitators Slavish

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious. Horace

Sad Happy People Busy Thinking Careless Industrious Quick Dislike

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you. Horace

You Passion Will Subdue Your

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger. Horace

Anger Words Men Out Lawyers Hire Who

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born. Horace

Will Mountains Born Silly Go Labour Mouse Little

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