“It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.”
Art
“Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.”
EducationAll Quotes by Horace
“Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.”
Trust“Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.”
Sad“The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.”
Anger“Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.”
Future“Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too.”
Travel“Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.”
Death“Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death.”
Death“Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.”
Great“No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.”
Poetry“Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.”
Dad“A picture is a poem without words.”
Art“Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.”
Education“We are free to yield to truth.”
Truth“Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.”
Anger“You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.”
Nature“The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.”
Power“Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.”
Alone“The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.”
Success“Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.”
Death