Horace Quotes
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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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Whatever advice you give, be short.
[Advice]
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When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.
[Wealth]
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When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
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When you introduce a moral lesson let it be brief.
[Brevity]
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When your neighbor's house is afire your own property is at stake.
[Neighbors]
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While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.
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Who guides below and rules above, the great disposer and the mighty king; than he none greater; next him none can be, or is, or was; supreme, he singly fills the throne.
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Who knows if the gods above will add tomorrow's span to this day's sum?
[The Present]
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Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
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Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
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Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?
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Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?
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Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
[Wisdom]
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Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.
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You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.
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You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.
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You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
[Contentment]
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You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot.
[Happiness]
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