Let those who drink not, but austerely dine, dry up in law; the Muses smell of wine. Horace More Quotes by Horace More Quotes From Horace Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it. Horace adversitygeniusfortune Every old poem is sacred. Horace sacredpoetryart As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word. Horace translatetake-carecare Whatever you want to teach, be brief. Horace teachwantteacher Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments. Horace yieldlazinesssloth Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow! Horace no-trustseize-the-daymorrow Who can hope to be safe? who sufficiently cautious? Horace safetymomentsmay The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do. Horace irritationangerinspirational A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably. Horace literature I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely into life and manners, and thereby to learn to express them with truth. Horace imaginationwishlooks A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius. Horace calamityhostgenius Don't long for the unripe grape. Horace grapeslong Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled. Horace words-we-speakcommunicationsilence A good resolve will make any port. Horace portresolveadversity Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much. Horace foolfavorstoo-much Take subject matter equal to your powers, and ponder long, what your shoulders cannot bear, and what they can. Horace shoulderswellsbears Physicians attend to the business of physicians, and workmen handle the tools of workmen. Horace physicianstoolsbusiness In the capacious urn of death, every name is shaken. Horace namesdeath Years, following years, steal something every day; At last they steal us from ourselves away. Horace timememoriesdeath Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury. Horace acresteammen
