1,095 Quotes by Horace

Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.

Small things become small folks.

For everything divine and human, virtue, fame, and honor, now obey the alluring influence of riches.

Envy is not to be conquered but by death.

Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]

It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through patience.

This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to complete the picture.

What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.