Quotes by
Horace |
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65-8 BC , Roman poet
Quintus Horatius Flaccus was an outstanding Latin lyric poet and satirist under the emperor Augustus. The most frequent themes of his Odes and verse Epistles are love, friendship, philosophy, and the art of poetry. | 30 quotes | 9,537 visits |
Quotations
| • | It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country. 15 |
| • | Anger is a momentary madness so control your passion or it will control you. 9 |
| • | Do you count your birthdays with gratitude? 9 |
| • | Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought her arts into rustic Latium. 7 |
| • | To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. 6 |
| • | Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled. 5 |
| • | Mediocrity in poets has never been tolerated by either men, or gods, or booksellers. 4 |
| • | He is not poor who has enough of things to use. If it is well with your belly, chest and feet, the wealth of kings can give you nothing more. 4 |
| • | He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin! 4 |
| • | Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work. 4 |
| • | It is not sufficient to combine Well-chosen words in a well-ordered line. 4 |
| • | Some faults may claim forgiveness. 3 |
| • | I have made a monument more lasting than bronze. 3 |
| • | A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius. 3 |
| • | Struggling to be brief I become obscure. 3 |
| • | As money grows, care follows it and the hunger for more. 3 |
| • | Life’s short span forbids us to enter on far reaching hopes. 2 |
Latin Quotes
| • | We are but dust and shadow. Pulvis et umbra sumus. 133 |
| • | Seize the day. Carpe diem. 69 |
| • | Leave all else to the gods. Permitte divis cetera. 57 |
| • | I shall not wholly die. Non omnis moriar. 41 |
| • | One night awaits everyone. Omnes una manet nox. 38 |
| • | Never despair. Nil desperandum! 37 |
| • | Take nobody's word for it. Nullius in verba. 30 |
| • | In the middle of things. In medias res. 18 |
| • | Nothing is blessed in every part. Nihil est ab omni parte beatum. 15 |
| • | War hated by mothers… Bellaque matribus detestata… 15 |
| • | I have made a monument more lasting than bronze. Exegi monumentum aere perennius. 12 |
| • | Splendidly false. Splendide mendax. 11 |
Quotes in Verse
| • | Enjoy the present smiling hour, And put it out of Fortune's power. 4 |
