Quotes by Horace

“What may not be altered is made lighter by patience.”

“A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.”

“In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.”

“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”

“There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.”

“When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.”

“Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.”

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

“Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.”

“The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.”

“The more a man denies himself, the more shall he obtain from God.”

“No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.”