“Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.”
Dad
“Anger is a short madness.”
AngerAll Quotes by Horace
“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“We are free to yield to truth.”
Truth“Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.”
Death“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”
Work“Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.”
Alone“You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.”
Nature“It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.”
Courage“Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.”
Trust“No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.”
Poetry“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“You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.”
Happiness“A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.”
Change“A picture is a poem without words.”
Art“Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.”
Future“Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.”
Life“The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.”
Power“Life is largely a matter of expectation.”
Life“It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.”
Business“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.”
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