Quote of Quintus Horatius Flaccus - He will through life be master...
Biography - Quintus Horatius Flaccus:
Roman lyric poet.
Born: -65 - Died: -8
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Born: -65 - Died: -8
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
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.
Translation
(French)
See also...
Quotes for: to live
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Quotes about happiness:
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
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