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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

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet. ↗

— Horace

#anything #been #conceded #daring #fancy

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person. ↗

— Horace

#modest person #passes #person #reserved #silent

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

— Horace

#free #himself #man #then #who

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them? ↗

— Horace

#grasp #harass #mind #purposes #them

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all. ↗

— Horace

#contented #contented mind #every #every man #happiness

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it. ↗

— Horace

#clogged #down #drags #excess #mind

Fidelity is the sister of justice. ↗

— Horace

#justice #sister

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well. ↗

— Horace

#i #i write #never #nobody #same

I strive to be brief but I become obscure. ↗

— Horace

#brief #i #obscure #strive