Horace Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

31 Famous Quotes by Horace
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“In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.”
Brevity Quotes
“He who is greedy is always in want.”
Greed Quotes
“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”
Life Quotes
“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”
Living Quotes
“It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.”
Military Quotes
“The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at”
Musicians Quotes
“No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation”
Profession and professionals Quotes
“Buy the rumor and sell the fact”
Rumor Quotes
“In times of stress, be bold and valiant.”
Stress Quotes
“Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)”
Character Quotes
“Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.”
Genius Quotes
“If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.”
Tears Quotes
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”
Adversity Quotes
“A good scare is worth more than good advice.”
Advice Quotes
“If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.”
Emotion` Quotes
“What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.”
Eyes Quotes
“Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.”
Fortune Quotes
“Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.”
Gossip Quotes
“The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.”
Jealousy Quotes
“Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.”
Learning Quotes
“Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.”
Money Quotes
“The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.”
Neighbors Quotes
“Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.”
Ridicule Quotes
“To have begun is to have done half the task; dare to be wise.”
Beginnings Quotes
“Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.”
Beauty Quotes