Make a good use of the present. Horace More Quotes by Horace More Quotes From Horace Let us both small and great push forward in this work, in this pursuit, if to our country, if to ourselves we would live dear. Horace dear pursuit country Blind self-love, vanity, lifting aloft her empty head, and indiscretion, prodigal of secrets more transparent than glass, follow close behind. Horace vanity glasses self Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul. Horace wine light soul Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free. Horace nature danger running Anger is short-lived madness. Horace anger emotion wise Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings. Horace kings men death Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts. Horace adversity courage heart Knowledge without education is but armed injustice. Horace injustice literature knowledge Sapere aude. Dare to be wise. Horace being-wise wise knowledge What's well begun is half done. Horace wells done half Poetry is like painting: one piece takes your fancy if you stand close to it, another if you keep at some distance. Horace fancy distance pieces What has this unfeeling age of ours left untried, what wickedness has it shunned? Horace wickedness age evil The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it. Horace wealth given mean The great virtue of parents is a great dowry. Horace dowry family parent Life is largely a matter of expectation. Horace expectations inspire life Never without a shilling in my purse. Horace purses Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul, gives being to our hopes, bids the coward flight, drives dull care away, and teaches new means for the accomplishment of our wishes. Horace wine light mean The earth opens impartially her bosom to receive the beggar and the prince. Horace beggar graves earth One night awaits all, and death's path must be trodden once and for all. Horace path night death Often you must turn your stylus to erase, if you hope to write anything worth a second reading. Horace reading editing writing
