Tag: Horace
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Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor’s wall is ablaze.
Horace
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Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.
Horace
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A picture is a poem without words.
Horace
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In adversity remember to keep an even mind.
Horace
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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
Horace
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I strive to be brief but I become obscure.
Horace
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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
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Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.
Horace
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Nothing’s beautiful from every point of view.
Horace
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Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing.
Horace