1,095 Quotes by Horace

Better wilt thou live...by neither always pressing out to sea nor too closely hugging the dangerous shore in cautious fear of storms.

He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful with that which is agreeable.

Not worth is an example that does not solve the problem.

There is no retracing our steps.

Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.

In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense, to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.

He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.

The Cadiz tribe, not used to bearing our yoke.

What does drunkenness not accomplish? It unlocks secrets, confirms our hopes, urges the indolent into battle, lifts the burden from anxious minds, teaches new arts.