Horace
A leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, known for his Odes and Satires.
Quotes by Horace
Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.
Semper ad eventum festinat et in medias res non secus ac notas auditorem rapit.
Desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne.
Si vis me flere, dolendum est primum ipsi tibi.
Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci.
Mediocribus esse poetis non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.
Natura fieret laudabile carmen, formaque et positu simpliciter uno.
Verbaque provisam rem non invita sequentur.
Dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude.
Nil admirari prope res est una, Numici, sola quae possit facere et servare beatum.
O imitatores, servum pecus.
Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint scripturus.
Concordia discors.
I hate the common herd.
To flee vice is the beginning of virtue.
We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.
The happy man is not he who seems so, but he who seems to be so.
Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: it's good to be silly at the right time.
In labor as in life, there can be no cheating.
Clogged with yesterday's excess.