Horace

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

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

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

It’s a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

Make a good use of the present.

What fugitive from his country can also escape from himself.

True irreverence is disrespect for another man’s god.

All that appears is devoid of independent existence, just like a magical apparition or a dream.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

The only thing grief as taught me is to know how shallow it is.

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.

Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Fidelity has enfranchised slaves, and adopted servants to be sons.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

That after an hour’s silence he can say, The one thing I cannot stand is dampness… That’s all, it took him an hour to work that out.