Quintus Horatius Flaccus, , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.
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“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
“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind”
Horace Mann
“A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron.”
“Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.”
“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.”
“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans; it's lovely to be silly at the right moment”
“A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.”
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”
Horace Walpole
“He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.”
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.”
Horace Greeley