Horace

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

Anger is a brief lunacy.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.

Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.

During my life, I have had a few nightmares which happened to me while I was wide awake.

We need much less than we think we need.

Language is the archives of history.

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.

Have a care, therefore, where there is more sail than ballast.

When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home.

The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

And deep in my heart. The answer, it was in me. And I made up my mind. To define my own destiny.