Horace Quotes, Sports Quotes, Broken Quotes

The shame is not in having sported, but in not having broken off the sport. [Lat., Nec luisse pudet, sed non incidere ludum.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Sports Quotes , Broken Quotes

Who after wine, talks of wars hardships or of poverty.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , War Quotes , Wine Quotes

Excellence when concealed, differs but little from buried worthlessness. [Lat., Paullum sepultae distat inertiae Celata virtus.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Character Quotes , Excellence Quotes

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Fall Quotes , Weight Quotes

In trying to be concise I become obscure.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Trying Quotes , Obscure Quotes

The man is either mad or his is making verses. [Lat., Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Men Quotes , Mad Quotes

Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Desire Quotes , Naked Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Food Quotes , Water Quotes

Shun to seek what is hid in the womb of the morrow, and set down as gain in life's ledger whatever time fate shall have granted thee.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Fate Quotes , Gains Quotes

We are dust and shadow. [Lat., Pulvis et umbra sumus.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Dust Quotes

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Names Quotes , Stories Quotes

I wrap myself up in virtue. [Lat., Mea virtute me involvo.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Virtue Quotes

Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Poetry Quotes , Imperfection Quotes

Does he council you better who bids you, Money, by right means, if you can: but by any means, make money ?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Life Quotes , Success Quotes

To please great men is not the last degree of praise.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Men Quotes , Degrees Quotes

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.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Men Quotes , Hands Quotes

Verses devoid of substance, melodious trifles. [Lat., Versus inopes rerum, nugaeque canorae.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Poetry Quotes , Substance Quotes

Sorrowful words become the sorrowful; angry words suit the passionate; light words a playful expression; serious words suit the grave. [Lat., Tristia maestum Vultum verba decent; iratum, plena minarum; Ludentem, lasciva: severum, seria dictu.]

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Light Quotes , Expression Quotes

No, but you're wrong now, and always will be.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes

Sport begets tumultuous strife and wrath, and wrath begets fierce quarrels and war to the death.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Horace Quotes , Sports Quotes , War Quotes