Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus, commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.

A picture is a poem without words.
Leave the rest to the gods.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

A picture is a poem without words.
Leave the rest to the gods.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.