Horace Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Horace quotes, Horace sayings, and Horace proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Anger is brief madness Horace
A hungry stomach rarely despises common food. Horace
Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things. Horace
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof. Horace
Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion. Horace
We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest. Horace
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow, to thy worst, for I have liv’d today. Horace
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor. Horace
The words can not return. Horace
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature. Horace
Smooth out with wine the worries of a wrinkled brow. Horace
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure. Horace
Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall. Horace
The stingy are always in need. Horace
The illustration which solves one difficulty by raising another, settles nothing. Horace
A word once uttered can never be recalled. Horace
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Horace
Who can hope to be safe? who sufficiently cautious? Guard himself as he may, every moments on ambush Horace
Nothing is an umixed blessing. Horace
Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. Horace
Healthy eating is a way of life, so it’s important to establish routines that are simple, realistically, and ultimately livable. Horace
Seize the day and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. Horace
Fidelity is the sister of justice. Horace
Do you count your birthdays thankfully? Horace
Curst is the wretch enslaved to such a vice, who ventures life and soul upon the dice. Horace
Works of serious purpose and grand promises often have a purple patch or two stitched on, to shine far and wide. Horace
Who has self-confidence will lead the rest. Horace
Rule your mind or it will rule you. Horace
Fools, through false shame, conceal their open wounds. Horace
Fierce eagles do not produce timorous doves. Horace