1,095 Quotes by Horace

Better to accept whatever happens.

It makes a great difference whether Davus or a hero speaks.

What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?

Anger is a brief lunacy.

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.

If you know anything better than this candidly impart it; if not, use this with me.

Those unacquainted with the world take pleasure in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences.

Live mindful of how brief your life is.

Let it (what you have written) be kept back until the ninth year. [Lat., Nonumque prematur in annum.]