#is

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. ↗

— Horace

#little #lovely #mix #moment #plans

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. ↗

— Horace

#carvings #durable #foolish #like #quickly

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself. ↗

— Horace

#free #himself #man #then #who

Fidelity is the sister of justice. ↗

— Horace

#justice #sister

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure. ↗

— Horace

#concise #i #labouring #obscure

O imitators, you slavish herd! ↗

— Horace

#imitators #slavish #you

Poets wish to profit or to please. ↗

— Horace

#poets #profit #wish

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice. ↗

— Horace

#keeps #minds #often #others #tender

We are just statistics, born to consume resources. ↗

— Horace

#consume #just #resources #statistics

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others. ↗

— Horace

#deterred #disgrace #often #others