Horace Quotes
Roman lyric poet whose Odes gave us carpe diem — seize the day. Horace's warm, balanced wisdom on life, friendship and moderation has charmed readers for two millennia. Below are 15 of the most loved Horace quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Remember, when life's path is steep, to keep your mind even.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: it is good to be silly at the right moment.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori — it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country.
The pen is the tongue of the mind.
It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
Who can endure constant anxiety? The happy man is he who knows how to enjoy the present.
A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.
We rarely find that people have good sense unless they agree with us.
Seize the day; put no trust in the morrow.
He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
He has gained every point who has combined the useful with the pleasant.
A picture is a poem without words.