Roman - Poet | 65 BC - 8 BC
Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.
Horace
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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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Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
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Leave the rest to the gods.
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O imitators, you slavish herd!
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Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
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Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?
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The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.
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Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.
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The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
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Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death.
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