Horace Quotes, Life Quotes, Rivers Quotes

He who postpones the hour of living as he ought, is like the rustic who waits for the river to pass along (before he crosses); but it glides on and will glide forever. [Lat., Vivendi recte qui prorogat horam Rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis; at ille Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis aevum.]

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Patience makes lighter / What sorrow may not heal. ("sed levius fit patientia quidquid corrigere est nefas")

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Decus et pretium recte petit experiens vir. The man who makes the attempt justly aims at honour and reward.

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The dispute is still before the judge.

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Either a peaceful old age awaits me, or death flies round me with black wings. [Lat., Seu me tranquilla senectus Exspectat, seu mors atris circumvolat alis.]

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Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall.

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The Muse gave the Greeks genius and the art of the well-turned phrase.

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Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)

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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul or rain or shine, the joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power, but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.

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Change generally pleases the rich. [Lat., Plerumque gratae divitibus vices.]

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Money, make money; by honest means if you can; if not, by any means make money. [Lat., Rem facias rem, Recte si possis, si non, quocumque modo rem.]

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We are deceived by the appearance of right.

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Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

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Blend a little folly with thy worldly plans: it is delightful to give loose on a proper occasion.

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Smooth out with wine the worries of a wrinkled brow.

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Damnosa quid non imminuit dies? What does not destructive time destroy?

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When putting words together is good to do it with nicety and caution, your elegance and talent will be evident if by putting ordinary words together you create a new voice.

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From the egg to the apple.

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And take back ill-polished stanzas to the anvil.

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The changing year's successive plan Proclaims mortality to man.

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