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Famous Horace Quotes
“Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.”
“Drop the question of what tomorrow may bring, and count as profit every day that Fate allows you.”
“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
“Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.”
Source: Horace for English Readers: Being a Translation of the Poems of Quintus Horatius Flaccus Into English Prose
“It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.”
“Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.”
“The hour of happiness will be the more welcome, the less it was expected.”