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Quintus Horatius Flaccus
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Biography : Roman lyric poet.
Born: -65 - Died: -8
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Italy
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Seize the day.
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Seize the day.




The word flies and cannot be recalled.
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There is measure in all things.
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Dare to be wise, begin!
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Dare to be wise, begin!

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Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times.
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Don't despair.
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The wise man is rich
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They change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea.
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The Sage will bear the name of insane, and the Just the name of unjust, if in their search for Virtue they go beyond what is sufficient.
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Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
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Silver is worth less than gold, gold less than virtue.
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Anger is a short madness.
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Unless the vessel be sweet, whatever you pour into it turns sour.
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Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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I am not bound over to swear allegiance to any master; where the storm drives me I turn in for shelter.
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I am not what I once was.
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He will through life be master of himself and a happy man who from day to day can have said, "I have lived: tomorrow the Father may fill the sky with black clouds or with cloudless sunshine.
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What forbids me from telling the truth with a laugh?
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