Horace Quotes

Get money above all else, virtue will come afterwards.

In adverse fortune, genius is often revealed; in prosperity, it is hidden.

There is nothing inaccessible to mortals.

Justice, although it limps, rarely fails to catch up with the criminal in its pursuit.

Where many beauties shine, a few blemishes should not offend, from which human nature rarely escapes.

What prevents speaking the truth with humor?

All the tyrants of Sicily have never invented a greater torment than envy.

If the glass is not clean, whatever you pour into it will become corrupted.

In setbacks, above all, is where we discover all our resources, to make use of them.

Strength that is not guided by prudence, falls under its own weight.

A spoken word cannot be taken back.

Life doesn't give anything to mortals without great effort.