Horace Quotes, Littles Quotes, Nonsense Quotes

Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. [Lat., Misce stultitiam consiliis brevem: Dulce est desipere in loco.

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Captive Greece took captive her savage conqueror.

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Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

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The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn.

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And take back ill-polished stanzas to the anvil.

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All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.

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Make a good use of the present.

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In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you to eat his pears.

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Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.

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When a man is just and firm in his purpose, The citizens burning to approve a wrong Or the frowning looks of a tyrant Do not shake his fixed mind, nor the Southwind. Wild lord of the uneasy Adriatic, Nor the thunder in the mighty hand of Jove: Should the heavens crack and tumble down, As the ruins crushed him he would not fear.

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Let me posses what I now have, or even less, so that I may enjoy my remaining days, if Heaven grant any to remain.

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Wisdom at times is found in folly.

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What does drunkenness accomplish? It discloses secrets, it ratifies hopes, and urges even the unarmed to battle.

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Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque revenit. You can drive nature out with a pitchfork, she will nevertheless come back.

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How does it happen, Maecenas, that no one is content with that lot in life which he has chosen, or which chance has thrown in his way, but praises those who follow a different course? [Lat., Qui fit, Maecenas, ut nemo quam sibi sortem, Seu ratio dederit, seu fors objecerit, illa Contentus vivat? laudet diversa sequentes.]

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He that cuts off twenty years of life Cuts off so many years of fearing death.

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The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

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No one is content with his own lot.

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To know all things is not permitted.

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Don't just put it off and think about it!

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