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37 Famous Horace Quotes (ROMAN POET)

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Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.Pin
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.Pin
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
Rule your mind or it will rule you.Pin
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.Pin
Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.Pin
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.Pin
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.Pin
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
If any man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.Pin
If any man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.
Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?Pin
Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?
No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.Pin
No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.

13 Wise Horace Quotes to Live By (WISDOM)

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.Pin
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Money amassed either serves us or rules us.Pin
Money amassed either serves us or rules us.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.Pin
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Be modest in speech, but excel in action.Pin
Be modest in speech, but excel in action.
In times of stress, be bold and valiant.Pin
In times of stress, be bold and valiant.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.Pin
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.Pin
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.Pin
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
He who has begun is half done: dare to know!Pin
He who has begun is half done: dare to know!
In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.Pin
In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.Pin
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
Whatever advice you give, be brief.Pin
Whatever advice you give, be brief.
[He] who has self-confidence will lead the rest.Pin
[He] who has self-confidence will lead the rest.

14 Deep Horace Quotes That Will Make You Ponder

He who is greedy is always in want.Pin
He who is greedy is always in want.
He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.Pin
He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.Pin
Nothing’s beautiful from every point of view.
Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.Pin
Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.Pin
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.Pin
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.Pin
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.Pin
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.Pin
When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.Pin
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.Pin
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.Pin
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start.Pin
Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start.
Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.Pin
Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.
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