Quote

To pile Pelion upon Olympus. [Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]

Horace

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Horace
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Q. Horatius Flaccus
Horatius
Horatius Flaccus
Pile
Upon
Olympus

More quotes by Horace

Image
Mighty to inspire new hopes, and able to drown the bitterness of cares.
Horace
Image
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.
Horace
Image
What with your friend you nobly share, At least you rescue from your heir.
Horace
Image
Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
Horace
Image
Plant no other tree before the vine.
Horace
Image
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
Horace
Image
Mistakes are their own instructors
Horace
Image
When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.
Horace
Image
Thou oughtest to know, since thou livest near the gods. [Lat., Scire, deos quoniam propius contingis, oportet.]
Horace
Image
What wonders does not wine! It discloses secrets ratifies and confirms our hopes thrusts the coward forth to battle eases the anxious mind of its burden instructs in arts. Whom has not a cheerful glass made eloquent! Whom not quite free and easy from pinching poverty!
Horace
Image
Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it A mistress, if thou knowest not.
Horace
Image
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
Horace
Image
It is difficult to administer properly what belongs to all in common.
Horace
Image
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
Horace
Image
Think of the wonders uncorked by wine! It opens secrets, gives heart to our hopes, pushes the cowardly into battle, lifts the load from anxious minds, and evokes talents. Thanks to the bottle's prompting no one is lost for words, no one who's cramped by poverty fails to find release.
Horace
Image
A well-prepared mind hopes in adversity and fears in prosperity. [Lat., Sperat infestis, metuit secundis Alteram sortem, bene preparatum Pectus.]
Horace
Image
Luck cannot change birth.
Horace
Image
Though you strut proud of your money, yet fortune has not changed your birth. [Lat., Licet superbus ambules pecuniae, Fortuna non mutat genus.]
Horace
Image
This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to complete the picture.
Horace
Image
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
Horace