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A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius. ↗

— Horace

#general #genius #his #host #like

I don't think of them as teenage songs. The things that happen to you in high school are the same things that happen your entire life. You can fall in love at 60; you can get rejected at 80. ↗

— Mark Hoppus

#entire life #fall #get #happen #high

Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad. ↗

— Mark Hoppus

#divorced #i #kids #live #parents

The naked thing was short-lived. It was only around for about six months because we thought it was shocking. Once people expected us to do it we kind of never did it again. ↗

— Mark Hoppus

#again #around #because #did #expected

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. ↗

— Horace

#even #keep #mind #path #remember

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ↗

— Horace

#circumstances #dormant #effect #lain #prosperous

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. ↗

— Horace

#doing #mankind #many #more #portion

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them. ↗

— Horace

#ears #entrusted #gossips #hear #inquisitive

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement. ↗

— Horace

#art #book #briefly #call #great

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers. ↗

— Horace

#atone #fathers #sins #undeservedly #will