Quotes from Ancient Times
Horace 65 - 8 BC
Scholars dispute, and the case is still before the courts.
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
Tiresome, complaining, a praiser of past times.
If possible honestly, if not. Somehow, make money.
We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
To have begun is half the job: be bold and be sensible.
And once sent out, a word takes wing beyond recall.
Not bound to swear allegiance to any master, wherever the wind takes me I travel as a visitor.
You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.
For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.
Skilled or unskilled, we all scribble poems.
While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future.
Ah me, Postumus. Postumus, the fleeting years are slipping by.
Memorable Quotes
There is moderation in everything.
A poem is like a painting.
Anger is a short madness.
Never despair.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Be modest in speech, but excel in action.
No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Insightful Quotes cards
When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
Lovely and honorable it is to die for one's country.
Ah me, Postumus. Postumus, the fleeting years are slipping by.