Horace, a renowned Roman poet, is celebrated for his elegant Latin style and profound philosophical thoughts. His works span a variety of genres, from satire to odes, and have had a profound impact on literature throughout history.
Related Quotes
Source: Arte poética
“Pale death kicks with impartial foot at the hovels of the poor and the towers of kings.”
Source: The Odes of Horace
“Dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude" ("He who has begun is half done: dare to know!").”
“Make money, money by fair means if you can, if not, but any means money.”
“Quid leges sine moribus vanae proficiunt?”
Source: Odes III: Dulce Periculum
Source: The Odes of Horace
“Pulvis et umbra sumus. (We are but dust and shadow.)”
Source: The Odes of Horace
Source: The Epistles of Horace
“Captive Greece took captive her savage conquerer and brought the arts to rustic Latium”
Source: Epistles Book II and Epistle to the Pisones
“Of writing well, be sure, the secret lies In wisdom :therefore study to be wise.”
Source: The Odes of Horace
Source: Epistles Book II and Epistle to the Pisones
“As riches grow, care follows, and a thirst For more and more.”
Source: The Complete Works of Horace
“Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm, but the base and the liar?”
“Painters and poets have equal license in regard to everything.”
“There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.”
“The cook cares not a bit for toil, toil, if the fowl be plump and fat”
“Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt.”
“Never despair while under the guidance and auspices of Teucer.”
“One goes to the right, the other to the left; both are wrong, but in different directions.”
“I am frightened at seeing all the footprints directed towards thy den, and none returning.”
“Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.”
“Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.”
Source: The Works of Horace, Translated by Philip Francis