All HORACE Quotes about “Literature”

“Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.”
“You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.”
“Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing.”
“A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.”
“Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.”
“A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.”
“Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it A mistress, if thou knowest not.”
“It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.”
“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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