Horace

How great, my friends, is the virtue of living upon a little!

He who is upright in his way of life and free from sin.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.

He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long.

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family.

Man was made at the end of the week’s work when God was tired.

An honest man is always a child.

There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

It seems to me that the god that is commonly worshipped in civilized countries is not at all divine, though he bears a divine name, but is the overwhelming authority and respectability of mankind combined. Men reverence one another, not yet God.

For many years I was a self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms and did my duty faithfully, though I never received payment for it.

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn’t really hurt.