Horace

Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion.

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

Anger is a brief lunacy.

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

I encourage you to live with life. Be courageous, adventurous. Give us a tomorrow, more than we deserve.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party.

Wear none of thine own Chains; but keep free, whilst thou art free.

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can’t fool the neighbors.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and their converse is free as well as pure. This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous.