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Horace
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Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Q. Horatius Flaccus
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Horatius Flaccus
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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.
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Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul.
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Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'Snatch at today and trust as little as you can in tomorrow' - (Odes) Often translated as 'Seize the day'.
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Poverty urges us to do and suffer anything that we may escape from it, and so leads us away from virtue.
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Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)
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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds High towers fall with a heavier crash And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
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Change generally pleases the rich. [Lat., Plerumque gratae divitibus vices.]
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Who then is sane? He who is not a fool.
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One night awaits all, and death's path must be trodden once and for all.
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The accumulation of wealth is followed by an increase of care, and by an appetite for more.
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Much is wanting to those who seek or covet much.
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The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
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Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king.
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Gladly take the gifts of the present hour and abandon serious things!
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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Painters and poets, you say, have always had an equal license in bold invention. We know we claim the liberty for ourselves and in turn we give it to others.
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It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Leave the rest to the gods.
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I have lived: tomorrow the Father may fill the sky with black clouds or with cloudless sunshine.
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