Horace

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

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

Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion.

Believe that each day that shines on you is your last.

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.

He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.

He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind he has descended into the secrets of all minds.

What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was proved true before, prove false again? Two hundred more.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

First and foremost, it’s going to be treat others with respect. Be polite: Manners go a long way. Try to come from a good place. And aside from that, stay focused and do the right thing.

It is natural to die as to be born.

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets that everybody guesses.

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that has not been filtered through either the berry of a grape, or else a tub of malt. These are the most reliable filters yet invented.

I want someone with the proven strength to persevere, someone who knows this job and takes it seriously, someone who understands that the issues a president faces are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

When the desire ain’t on me I don’t need help. When it is on me I don’t want any. See? Like the old fellah that never mended his roof. Said on a wet day he couldn’t do it and on a dry day it was as good as anybody’s.

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another s. We see so much only as we possess.

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.