HoraceThinkers

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

Advice is not retained by the full mind when it is superfluous.

Anger is short-lived madness.

Beauty is beautiful from every point of view.

Fame grows like a tree with hidden life.

Gold loves to make Its way through guards, and breaks through barriers of stone more easily than the lightning’s bolt.

A Host is like a general: it takes a mishap to reveal his genius.

Knowledge is the foundation and source of good writing.

The Lawyer is one who hires out his words and his anger.

Man is never watchful enough against dangers that threaten hits every hour.