| 118 Famous Quotes by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
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“Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]”
Proverbial phrases Quotes Source: Epistles (bk. I, 18, 82)
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“Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
[Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.]”
Gifts Quotes Source: Ars Poetica (337)
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“Never inquire into another man's secret; bur conceal that which
is intrusted to you, though pressed both be wine and anger to
reveal it.
[Lat., Arcanum neque tu scrutaveris ullius unquam, commissumve
teges et vino tortus et ira.]”
Secrecy Quotes Source: Epistles (I, 18, 37)
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“Mad in the judgment of the mob, sane, perhaps, in yours.
[Lat., Demens
Judicio vulgi, sanus fortasse tuo.]”
Judgment Quotes Source: Satires (bk. I, 6, 97)
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“Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]”
Punishment Quotes Source: Carmina (IV, 5, 24)
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“Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never
turn pale with guilt.
[Lat., Hic murus aeneus esto,
Nil conscire sibi, nulla pallescere culpa.]”
Conscience Quotes Source: Epistles (I, 1, 60)
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“I have reared a memorial more enduring than brass, and loftier
than the regal structure of the pyramids, which neither the
corroding shower nor the powerless north wind can destroy; no,
not even unending years nor the flight of time itself. I shall
not entirely die. The greater part of me shall escape oblivion.
[Lat., Exegi monumentum aera perennius
Regalique situ pyramidum altius,
Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens
Possit diruere aut innumerabilis
Annorum series et fuga temporum.
Non omnis moriar, multaque pars mei
Vitabit Libitinam.]”
Monuments Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 30, 1)
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“Marble statues, engraved with public inscriptions, by which the
life and soul return after death to noble leaders.
[Lat., Incisa notis marmora publicis,
Per quae spiritus et vita redit bonis
Post mortem ducibus.]”
Monuments Quotes Source: Carmina (IV, 8)
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“The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his
settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow
citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.
[Lat., Justum et tenacem propositi virum
Non civium ardor prava jubentium,
Non vultus instantis tyranni,
Mente quatit solida.]”
Courage Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 3, 1)
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“One man with courage makes a majority.”
Courage Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 3, 1)
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“Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at
the wheels of her glittering car.
[Lat., Fulgente trahit constrictos Gloria curru
Non minus ignotos generosis.]”
Glory Quotes Source: Satires (I, 6, 23)
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“Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and to take as a
gift whatever the day brings forth.
[Lat., Quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere: et
Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit, lucro
Appone.]”
Future Quotes Source: Carmina (I, 9, 13)
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“A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness.
[Lat., Prudens futuri temporis exitum
Caliginosa nocte premit deus.]”
Future Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 29, 29)
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“It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]”
Crime Quotes Source: Satires (bk. I, 2, 134)
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“A crafty knave needs no broker.”
Crime Quotes Source: Satires (bk. I, 2, 134)
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“Never despair while under the guidance and auspices of Teucer.
[Lat., Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro.]”
Despair Quotes Source: Carmina (I, 7, 27)
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“The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]”
Content Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 16, 21)
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“Those who want much, are always much in need; happy the man to
whom God gives with a sparing hand what is sufficient for his
wants.
[Lat., Multa petentibus
Desunt multa; bene est cui deus obtulit
Parca quod satis est manu.]”
Content Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 16, 42)
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“Let me posses what I now have, or even less, so that I may enjoy
my remaining days, if Heaven grant any to remain.
[Lat., Sit mihi quod nunc est, etiam minus et mihi vivam
Quod superest aevi--si quid superesse volunt di.]”
Content Quotes Source: Epistles (I, 18, 107)
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“Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]”
Lying Quotes Source: Carmina (III, 11, 35)
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“As a neighboring funeral terrifies sick misers, and fear obliges
them to have some regard for themselves; so, the disgrace of
others will often deter tender minds from vice.
[Lat., Avidos vicinum funus ut aegros
Exanimat, mortisque metu sibi parcere cogit;
Sic teneros animos aliena opprobria saepe
Absterrent vitiis.]”
Example Quotes Source: Satires (I, 4, 126)
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“It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through
patience.
[Lat., Durum! sed levius fir patientia
Quicquid corrigere est nefas.]”
Patience Quotes Source: Carmina (I, 24, 19)
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“A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.
[Lat., Male verum examinat omnis
Corruptus judex.]”
Judges Quotes Source: Satires (II, 2, 8)
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“Leuconoe, close the book of fate,
For troubles are in store,
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Live today, tomorrow is not.”
Tomorrow Quotes Source: Carmina (I, XI)
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“Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of
mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers,
free from all anxieties of gain.
[Lat., Beatus ille qui procul negotiis,
Ut prisca gens mortalium,
Paterna rura bobus exercet suis,
Solutus omni faenore.]”
Agriculture Quotes Source: Epodon (bk. II, 1)
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