Horace Quotes (14+)

Enjoy the best Horace Quotes. Quotations by Horace (Roman Lyric Poet)
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Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

It is courage, courage, courage that raises the blood of life.

A world once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.

Be modest in speech, but excel in action.

Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the intellect.

Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

Dare to begin!

Pulvis et umbra sumus. (We are but dust and shadow)

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

Carpe diem!

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

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.

About the Author

Horace (65–8 BC) was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, famous for his elegantly crafted verses and coining 'carpe diem'.