You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
Quote by Horace
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You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
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Horace Quotes
- 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.
- Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too.
- Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.
- He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.
- Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
- Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
- Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
- Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.
- Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.
- Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
Best Quotes
- Oh God, how do the world and heavens confine themselves, when our hearts tremble in their own barriers!
- Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race we kept them free we kept the faith.
- How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
- Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
- Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.
- Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.
- After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
- When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It's just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.
- Science has yet to isolate the Godiva Chocolate or Prada gene, but that doesn't mean your weakness for pricey swag isn't woven into your DNA. According to a new study of identical twins, it's less TV ads or Labor Day sales that make you buy the things you do than the tastes and temperaments that are already part of you at birth.
- It is better to live rich than to die rich.