The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.
Whatever advice you give, be short.
A picture is a poem without words.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
In love there are two evils: war and peace.
Now is the time to drink!
Then come at once and pause for breath In chasing wealth. Remembering death And death’s dark fires, mix, while you may, Method and madness, work and play. Folly is sweet, well-timed.
You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she still will hurry back.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
He who has begun is half done: dare to know!
Labor diligently to increase your property.
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.
Don’t think, just do.
I strive to be brief but I become obscure.
Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.
In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war.
O imitators, you slavish herd!
There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged, and the disease in a great measure removed.
You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she’ll be constantly running back.
Captive Greece captured her rude conqueror.
He who is greedy is always in want
Leave off asking what tomorrow will bring, and whatever days fortune will give, count them as profit.
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the lazy the busy and industrious.
Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt created fear, What darts or poisoned arrows were.
Drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she’ll come right back.
I teach that all men are mad.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
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.
While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.
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.
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
Of writing well, be sure, the secret lies In wisdom :therefore study to be wise.
They change their sky, not their soul, who rush across the sea.
You may thresh a hundred thousand bushels of grain, But more than mine your belly will not contain.
Captive Greece took captive her savage conquerer and brought the arts to rustic Latium.
He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Leave the rest to the gods.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
