In trying to be concise I become obscure. Horace More Quotes by Horace More Quotes From Horace Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them? Horace purpose literature mind Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race. Horace conceited race self The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter. Horace stolen laughter colour A picture is a poem without words Horace inspirational life art Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as possible. Horace please should fiction Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible. Horace advise As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it Horace adversity failure genius Excellence when concealed, differs but little from buried worthlessness. Horace excellence littles character The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself. Horace home may thinking While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out at the back. Horace slips clients doors No poems can please long or live that are written by water drinkers. Horace food water long He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure. Horace pleasure winning hands He who has lost his money-belt will go where you wish. Horace wish latin lost Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has learnt. Horace profession pleasure men With self-discipline most anything is possible. Theodore Roosevelt Rule your mind or it will rule you. Horace discipline self mind Fools through false shame, conceal their open wounds. Horace shame fool courage Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king. Horace kings feet death He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue. Horace arms virtue study It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion. Horace occasions mind sweet Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it. Horace adversity genius inspirational
